Kursk

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Context: As of August 9, Ukrainian troops had advanced as far as 35 kilometers (21 miles) into Russian territory in the Kursk region, according to the US-based Institute for the Study of War.

Details about Kursk Region:

• Kursk is a city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia.

Geographical Aspect

• Located at the confluence of the Kur, Tuskar, and Seym rivers.
• Surrounded by "Black Earth"
• Chernozem also called black soil, regur soil or black cotton soil, is a black-colored soil containing a high percentage of humus (4% to 16%) and high percentages of phosphorus and ammonia compounds.
• The climate is moderately continental.

Economic Activity

• Activity focuses on iron-based industry, the chemical sector and a large food processing industry.
• Particularly noteworthy is the so-called Kursk Magnetic Anomaly, the world's largest known iron-ore reserve, where the iron content of the ore ranges from 35% up to 60%.

Energy

• In Kurchatov, some 40 km (25 mi) to the south-west, the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant is located.

Transportation

• Kursk is located on a major railway line between Moscow and Kharkov, with trains also linking the city to Voronezh and Kiev.

Historical Aspect:

• The first written record of Kursk dates back to 1032.
• Destroyed by the Mongols under Batu Khan during the Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus' around 1237.
• Modern: After the Bolshevik revolution in Russia, the Soviets took power in Kursk on 26 November (9 December – new style) 1917.
• Kursk played a role in the Cold War as host to Khalino air base.

Source

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kursk#:~:text=Kursk%20(Russian%3A%20%D0%9A%D1%83%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%2C%20IPA,of%20440%2C052%20(2021%20Census).

Indian Express: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-global/ukraine-kursk-operation-russia-9506353/