Ukrainian forces have pulled almost entirely out of the Kursk region of Russia, ending an offensive that had stunned the Kremlin over the summer with its speed and audacity.

The daring campaign Ukraine launched last summer to seize and occupy Russian territory appears to be nearing an end.

Ukrainian forces have likely retreated from nearly all of Russia’s Kursk region. Kyiv’s months-long campaign to seize and hold Russian territory appears to be coming to an end due to Moscow’s counterattacks,