Away from peace talks and drone assaults for a second, Russia’s defence ministry says its troops have now retaken over 100 sq km (38.6 sq miles) of territory in Kursk.
Ukrainian forces invaded the Russian area final August, partly as a approach of drawing Moscow’s forces away from the frontline within the east.
Ukraine has managed to carry on to the territory since then, together with the important thing city of Sudzha, however in latest weeks its troops have began shedding floor.
That is evidenced by open supply maps, which present Ukraine’s positions having deteriorated sharply of late.
Russian forces even crept by deserted pipes as a part of makes an attempt to encircle Ukrainian troopers in Kursk, as we reported at the weekend.
However Oleksandr Syrskyi, Ukraine’s prime basic, mentioned in a submit on social media this week that the scenario was “below management” within the area.
Medals given to Russia’s Kursk fighters
The chief of Russia’s basic employees, Valery Gerasimov, visited his troops combating in Kursk and awarded medals to a few of them, Moscow’s defence ministry mentioned in the present day.
It added that Gerasimov had famous Russia’s success in destroying Ukrainian troops in Kursk and gave orders for additional motion there after listening to stories concerning the scenario on the bottom.
The ministry’s TV channel confirmed Gerasimov pinning medals for braveness on the uniforms of a line of troopers.
