Kursk

American

[koorsk, koorsk] / kʊərsk, kursk /

noun

a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe.

Kursk British

/ kursk /

noun

a city in W Russia: industrial centre of an agricultural region: scene of a major Soviet victory (1943). Pop: 410 000 (2005 est)

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Last summer, Kim agreed to dispatch an additional 6,000 specialists in military construction and demining to help rebuild infrastructure in Kursk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

South Korean and Western intelligence agencies have estimated that the North has sent thousands of soldiers to Russia, primarily to Kursk, along with artillery shells, missiles and long-range rocket systems.

From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025

In the western Kursk region, "a fire broke out at one of the power plants in the village of Korenevo," cutting power to 10 localities, Governor Alexander Khinshtein announced on Telegram.

From Barron's • Nov. 9, 2025

Today several Russian newspapers linked what happened to Roman Starovoit to events in the Kursk region that borders Ukraine.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2025

The 586th spent the fall of 1943 defending Kursk and then the Ukrainian city of Kiev, newly liberated from German occupation.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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