Ukraine's Air Assault Forces released video it said showed the besting of a Russian attempt to storm positions.

The Kremlin has begun a counteroffensive to push back the first military incursion into Russian territory since World War II, as President Vladimir Putin warned that long-range strikes into Russia would elevate the conflict with Ukraine into direct war with NATO.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday said Russia's counterattack in its south-western region of Kursk has made little progress. "They wanted to break through there quickly. [...] We have not seen any serious successes so far,