Ukraine-Russia War Updates: Moscow Hits Back in Kursk as Air War Heats Up NYT | Top Stories Constant Méheut and Haley Willis 17 September 2024 at 22:00 Moscow’s troops have retaken a few villages in a border area that Kyiv’s forces invaded last month and are also advancing steadily in eastern Ukraine. © Nicole Tung for The New York TimesUkrainian soldiers on the move in an armored vehicle in the Donetsk region on Sunday.