All Known Detained Kursk Residents Returned From Ukraine, Russia’s Human Rights Chief Says

All Known Detained Kursk Residents Returned From Ukraine, Russia’s Human Rights Chief Says

Russia has secured the return of all Kursk region residents known to have been held by Ukraine after it launched its border incursion in 2024, Russia’s human rights ombudsman told President Vladimir Putin on Monday. “We managed to persuade Ukraine and bring back home all the residents of the Kursk region who were being unlawfully detained in Ukrainian territory,” said Yana Lantratova during her first public meeting with Putin since becoming huma…