Claimed limit of Ukrainian advance

Verified Russian advances

Russia

Seym River

Kurchatov

Rylsk

Bolshoe

Soldatskoe

Korenevo

Berdin

Sudzha

Kursk

oblast

Ukraine

Sumy

Belgorod

oblast

Kyiv

20 km

20 miles

Claimed limit of Ukrainian advance

Verified Russian advances

Seym River

Kurchatov

Rylsk

Russia

Korenevo

Bolshoe

Soldatskoe

Berdin

Sudzha

Ukraine

Kursk oblast

Kyiv

Sumy

Belgorod oblast

20 km

20 miles

Claimed limit of Ukrainian advance

Verified Russian advances

Seym River

Kurchatov

Rylsk

Russia

Korenevo

Bolshoe Soldatskoe

Berdin

Sudzha

Ukraine

Kursk oblast

Kyiv

Sumy

Belgorod oblast

20 km

20 miles

Claimed limit of Ukrainian advance

Verified Russian advances

Kursk

Hlukhiv

Seym River

Kurchatov

Rylsk

Russia

Korenevo

Bolshoe Soldatskoe

Berdin

Sudzha

Ukraine

Kursk oblast

Kyiv

Sumy

Belgorod oblast

20 km

20 miles

Guardian graphic. Source: the Institute for the Study of War with AEI’s Critical Threats Project. 4 Jan 2025