Ukrainian forces have advanced into the Kursk region of Russia and control approximately 1,250 square kilometers with 92 settlements under Ukrainian military administration.
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Ukrainian forces have come to control a proportion of Kursk oblast of the Russian Federation, with 92 settlements and 1,250 sq. km under military administration.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that some 92 settlements and 1,250 sq. km are under the military administration of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Russian military sources claimed the prior day to have recaptured nearly two dozen settlements in Kursk Oblast.
Syrskyi: Russia transferred 50,000 military personnel to Kursk Oblast
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