In analyzing the Kursk offensive, seventeenth-century maps may be less helpful than more recent history. With its trench lines, artillery barrages, and grinding attrition, the war in Ukraine is often likened to World War I.

Ukrainian troops have made advances in the Kursk region, according to reports following accounts that Moscow was starting to succeed in counterattacking Kyiv's push into Russian territory, as maps show the latest state of play.