Russia announced that it had recaptured some of the territory in the border region of Kursk Oblast that had been held by the Ukrainian military.
The Russian Ministry of Defense stated in a press release on the 12th local time that they had “liberated 10 villages in Kursk over the past two days.”
While news of the Russian military launching a counterattack in Kursk had been reported by senior Russian military officials the day before, this is the first official announcement from the Ministry of Defense.
According to AFP, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky acknowledged this as Russia’s first counterattack but did not provide details on the specific activities of the Russian military and claimed that they had anticipated this counterattack.
However, Zelensky did not mention the specific activities of the Russian military and also claimed that they had anticipated the counterattack.
Reporter Moon Seung-wook, [email protected]
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