The General Team of the Ukrainian Army rejected Russian Head of state Vladimir Putin’s case Saturday that Russian pressures had actually completely taken back the Kursk area, where Ukraine introduced an offending in 2015.
In a declaration after Putin made the statement, the Ukrainian armed force states their procedure “in particular locations in the Kursk area proceeds.”
The declaration by Ukraine states the scenario is “tough” yet that “our systems remain to hold particular placements.” Putin’s statement is “absolutely nothing greater than a publicity tactic,” the declaration stated.
Ukraine stated it additionally still has energetic soldiers in particular locations of the Belgorod area of Russia.
Russian Head of state Vladimir Putin pays attention to Russian Principal of General Team Gen. Valery Gerasimov with the record that all Ukrainian soldiers have actually been compelled from Russia’s Kursk area, throughout their conference through videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo home outside Moscow, April 26, 2025.
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In a video clip declaration Saturday, Putin declared that Russian pressures have actually taken back every one of Kursk, the Russian area northeast of Ukraine where Ukrainian pressures had actually introduced an offending and handled to hold area given that the summer season of 2024.
Putin praised armed forces workers and stated Ukraine’s offending “has actually entirely stopped working.”
Servicemen of the 56th Air Attack Brigade of the Russian Military Sever (North) Team of Forces participate in the Orthodox Easter solution amidst Russia’s armed forces procedure in Ukraine, in Kursk area, Russia, April 19, 2025.
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Moscow had actually been attempting to press Ukrainian dislodge of Kursk given that they took a piece of the boundary area in a bold August offensive, noting the very first time that Kyiv’s pressures had actually taken and held substantial Russian area given that the major intrusion of Ukraine started in 2022.
Russian pressures, sustained by North Oriental soldiers, had actually been gradually attempting to recover ground in the area over the previous numerous months.
