US EditionPutin congratulates military after Russia says all Ukrainian troops have left Kursk
- Russian forces completed recapturing the Kursk region on April 26, 2025, liberating the village of Gornal.
- Ukrainian forces initiated this conflict by launching a surprise incursion into the border area in August 2024.
- The eight-month operation involved Russian forces slowly regaining territory, though Ukraine disputes complete withdrawal.
- General Gerasimov reported over 76,000 Ukrainian personnel losses and confirmed North Korean military personnel participated.
- Russia asserts the victory creates conditions for further advances and undermines Ukraine's negotiation leverage.
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Putin congratulated the Russian military in Kursk on their "victory" and thanked them for their "heroic work"
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called the commanders of the Kursk forces to congratulate them on the "victory" and the end of the operation to expel Ukrainian troops from this region in western Russia, Russian news agencies reported...
Russia: Remnants of Ukrainian army in Kursk being quickly destroyed
US President Donald Trump believes he has a deal with both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to resolve the war in Ukraine. However, peace does not seem to be on the cards with recent Russian attacks on Kiev and Kharkiv. Follow the latest developments in our live blog.
Putin congratulates military after Russia says all Ukrainian troops have left Kursk
Vladimir Putin congratulated his military after Russia claimed all Ukrainian troops have left the Kursk region with the help of North Korean soldiers. Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff for Russia’s Armed Forces, told Putin that all Ukrainian troops have been forced from part of Russia’s Kursk region, in a Kremlin meeting on Saturday (27 April). Putin responded: “I congratulate all personnel of all military units that took part in the …
Russia Claims to Have Routed Last Ukrainian Forces in Kursk Border Region
The Russian military said its forces have retaken the last settlement that Ukrainian forces held in the Kursk region, after eight and a half months of fighting. “Today, the last settlement on the territory of the Kursk Region, the village of Gornal, has been liberated from Ukrainian troops,” Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov announced on Saturday in a statement carried by Russia’s state-run TASS news agency.…
Russia’s “Liberation of Kursk” Alters Balance in Ukraine War: Strategic Defeat for Kyiv and Boost for Moscow - teleSUR English
Russia’s “Liberation of Kursk” Alters Balance in Ukraine War: Strategic Defeat for Kyiv and Boost for Moscow. Russia’s full recapture of Kursk province marks a major setback for Ukraine’s military strategy, undermines Kyiv’s negotiating power, and highlights the deepening international alliances shaping the conflict. Related: Russia Carries Out Massive Attack on Ukrainian Defense Industry In a development that will reshape the dynamics of the Uk…
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