Vladimir Putin visits Kursk for the first time after expelting Ukrainian forces, praising local volunteers
Russian President Vladimir Putin made his first visit to the Kursk region as Moscow announced that it had completely excluded Ukrainian forces from the border region, Kremlin confirmed on Wednesday. The undeclared journey took place on Tuesday, in which Putin was visiting the city of Kurchtov and inspected the low -building chair nuclear power plant -2.During his visit, Putin also met with local volunteers, many of which were seen wearing symbols of Russia’s invasion, Latin letters “Z” and “V”, as shown in Russian state media broadcasting. Addressing them, Putin said, “For this region, for this region, and for the country what you are doing now during this difficult situation, for the rest of your life, perhaps, the most meaningful thing with which you ever included.”Putin’s visit arrives a few weeks later in Russia, with the support of 12,000 North Korean soldiers, claimed to be reconstructed in August 2024 after a rare Ukrainian avatar. The operation marked the first time after World War II that foreign forces captured the Russian region, with a major setback for Moscow’s military image. Kiev managed to keep some parts of the region for months, as a way of highlighting Russian weaknesses to execute stunning steps in privacy and interrupted attacks in Donnetsk.While Russia insisted that Kursk is now under complete control, Ukraine maintains its troops still has a thin line of across the border. On Wednesday, the General Staff of the Ukraine’s Army said that it carried out 13 Russian attacks in the area, and the maps of its war kept showing activity with the frontier.According to CNN, the purpose of Putin’s visit was to demonstrate the resolve of both international and domestic audiences amidst increasing western pressure to accept a 30-day ceasefire. A phone call between Putin and US President Donald Trump allegedly failed to progress on peace talks. Kremlin’s colleague Yuri Ushkov said that Putin was open to a ceasefire “for a certain period”, but no time was set.During the journey, Putin told Alexander Khinsshitin, the governor of acting Kursk, that Kremlin supported a monthly payment of about $ 800 to the families displaced by the fight. AFP reported that Khinsin also supported the idea of a regional museum described as “the bravery of our guards and the valor of the residents of the region”.According to statements from the Russian Ministry of Russian Defense cited by the news agency AP, Moscow’s Air Defense destroyed 159 Ukrainian drones overnight, including 53 overs on Oryol and 51 on Briansac. On behalf of Ukrainian, drone attacks allegedly killed two people and injured five others in Sumi, while four members of a family were hurt in Kiev, as a dowed drone was killed at their home after rubbing from a dowed drone.Despite the claims of travel and control of Moscow, Ukrainian President Volodimier Zelansky said last week, “We are continuing our active operations in Kursk and Belgorod regions – we are constantly defending the border areas of Ukraine.”Although Kiev hoped to use chairs in any future conversation, analysts say the avatar did not significantly move the comprehensive dynamics of the war.
