Ukraine has lost over 40% of the territory in Russia's Kursk region that it captured in a surprise incursion in August as Russian forces have mounted waves of counter-assaults, a senior Ukrainian military source said.

Ukraine lost over 40% of its territory in the Kursk region in August. Russian counterattacks forced the Ukrainian forces to retreat, Reuters reports. According to a Ukrainian military source, Russia has deployed approximately 59,

Trump could ultimately decide not to create a special envoy for the conflict in Ukraine, although he is strongly considering doing so, sources said.

Donald Trump plans to appoint Richard Grenell, his former intelligence chief and a vocal critic of Ukraine's rapid NATO membership, as a special envoy for the "Russia-Ukraine conflict". Source: Reuters with reference to four sources familiar with Trump's transition plans Details: Reuters noted that Grenell,