Russian forces recently advanced in Kursk Oblast and near Chasiv Yar, Pokrovsk, and Kurakhove. Ukrainian forces recently regained lost positions near Pokrovsk. Kursk: Russian forces recently advanced in the Ukrainian salient in Kursk Oblast amid continued fighting in the area on January 21. Geolocated footage published on January 20 indicates that Russian forces recently advanced to the western outskirts of Viktorovka (northwest of Sudzha) and southwest and northwest of Nikolskiy (south of Viktorovka) during an at least company-sized mechanized assault. Russian opposition outlet Mobilization News reported on January 21 that Russian authorities are currently searching for three North Korean p