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Kursk

American  
[koorsk, koorsk] / kʊərsk, kursk /

noun

  1. a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe.


Kursk British  
/ kursk /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A German Leopard 2A4 battle tank sits in an outdoor space, supposedly retrieved from the Kursk battlefield in February 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

However, researcher Kim believes it is highly likely that the names of all North Korean troops who died in Kursk have been inscribed.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

They remain active in a very small part of Russia's Kursk region after launching an offensive in August 2024, but have lost control of all major settlements there.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

North Korean soldiers in Kursk are also rotated regularly under a bilateral agreement with Moscow, Kyiv said in the report.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

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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