as in invasion
a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory
there were incursions from the border every summer
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In the north, Russian and North Korean soldiers have nearly deprived Kyiv of an essential bargaining chip by retaking most of Russia’s Kursk region, where Ukrainian soldiers staged a daring incursion last year.
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Samya Kullab, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
What To Know Neither Ukraine nor Russia have officially confirmed the incursion but Russian military bloggers and independent analysts said Ukrainian forces had advanced more than two miles into Belgorod.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
During World War Two, the United States established over a dozen military bases in Greenland to defend the North Atlantic from Nazi incursion.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
North Korean troops had been deployed to the Russian region of Kursk to repel Ukraine’s incursion since at least November.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
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Samya Kullab, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
What To Know Neither Ukraine nor Russia have officially confirmed the incursion but Russian military bloggers and independent analysts said Ukrainian forces had advanced more than two miles into Belgorod.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
During World War Two, the United States established over a dozen military bases in Greenland to defend the North Atlantic from Nazi incursion.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
North Korean troops had been deployed to the Russian region of Kursk to repel Ukraine’s incursion since at least November.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Incursion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incursion. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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