Russia said on Tuesday that its troops had retaken over 100 square kilometers (38.6 square miles) of territory and 12 settlements in the Kursk region of western Russia in a drive to eject the Ukrainian army from there.<\/p>\n
“Units of the North group of forces liberated 12 settlements during the offensive… and more than 100 square kilometers of the territory of the Kursk region,” Russia’s defense ministry said.<\/p>\n
Ukrainian troops seized at least 1,300 square km (500 square miles) of the Kursk region in August in what Kyiv said was an attempt to gain a bargaining chip in future negotiations and to force Russia to shift forces from eastern Ukraine.<\/p>\n
It was the most serious attack on Russian territory since the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, and seen as a way for Ukraine to embarrass the Kremlin by taking a chunk of Russian land.<\/p>\n
By mid-February, Russia had taken back at least 800 square km (300 square miles) of territory there. In recent days it launched a major paratrooper offensive from multiple directions that threatens to cut off Ukraine’s supply lines and potential routes of withdrawal.<\/p>\n
Reuters could not independently confirm the battlefield report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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