Russian advance in Kursk 'stopped', says Ukraine military official

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18 September 2024 at 11:51 am·1-min read

A spokesman for the Ukrainian army said on Wednesday that the Russian counter-offensive in the Kursk region had been halted and that parts of that zone remained "under Ukrainian control". In western Russia, Ukrainian drones "destroyed" a warehouse containing missiles and artillery ammunition on Tuesday night, Ukrainian officials added.

Russia's counter-offensive to retake Ukrainian-held territory in the Kursk region has been "stopped", a spokesman from Ukraine's military administration there told AFP Wednesday, after Moscow said it was beginning to repel the surprise incursion.

Russia earlier this month said it had taken back several villages from Ukraine in the region, where Kyiv has held on to swathes of land since its shock offensive began more than a month ago.

"They tried to attack from the flanks, but they were stopped there," spokesman Oleksiy Dmytrashkivsky from Ukraine's military administration in Kursk told AFP.

"The situation was stabilised and today everything is under control, they are not successful," he said.

Dmytrashkivsky also said there were "several thousand" Russian civilians still living in areas occupied by Ukrainian troops.

"Nothing works there, no shops, no pharmacy, nothing," he added.

(AFP)

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