The Russians claim that nearly 300 civilians have been killed in recent months in the Ukrainian offensive in the Kursk region
At least 288 civilians were killed and several hundred were injured in the Russian region of Kursk since Ukrainian forces launched an offensive in the region in August 2024, regional authorities said on Wednesday.
War in Kursk Region Photo: Profimedia
The Ukrainian forces launched a surprise attack on the border area, conquering about 1,400 square kilometers. The Russian army is concerned about a large -scale offensive in Ukraine in 2022, occupying almost 20% of its territory, AFP recalls.
After months of fighting, Russia claimed last weekend the full release of the Kursk region. President Volodimir Zelenski, in turn, assured that Ukrainian forces continue operations in Kursk, writes Agerpres.
“Since August (2024), 791 people were injured in the Kursk region, of whom 288 died and 430 were hospitalized “her governor, Aleksandr Hinstein, on the Telegram platform, said on Wednesday.
“These terrible figures are not, unfortunately, exhaustive: not all the bodies of the dead civilians have been withdrawn from the border areas,” he added.
He also said that Russian investigators continued to “discover evidence of torture and executions of civilians“In the Russian territories recently recovered from the Ukrainian army.
After months of silence, Russia acknowledged last weekend that a contingent of North Korean soldiers took part in the battles against Ukrainian troops in the Kursk region. President Vladimir Putin thanks to his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Monday for “Fthe apt of weapons ” of his forces.
