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Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered that the Ukrainian incursion in Kursk was to be eliminated by October 1.

Kursk Oblast
Likely Reported by 2 independent sources
Kyiv Post Ukrinform

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Vladimir Putin (person) Dmytro Lubinets (person) United Nations (organization) International Committee of the Red Cross (organization) Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine (organization) Andrii Kostin (person)

Source Reports

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered that the Ukrainian incursion was to be eliminated by Oct. 1

Ukrinform → Source tone: uncertain

Information has emerged on social media regarding the possible execution of nine Ukrainian prisoners of war in the Kursk region by Russians.

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Such actions are a gross violation of the Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War.

Ukrinform → Source tone: uncertain

Russia is a terrorist country that violates all the rules and customs of war.

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Extracted: 2026-02-18T13:39:24.413Z

Source story: 40434