📢 Statement

Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov reported to President Vladimir Putin that Kursk Oblast has been fully liberated from Ukrainian forces.

April 26, 2025 Gornal, Kursk

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent

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Valery Gerasimov (person) Vladimir Putin (person) Kursk Oblast (location) Russian 22nd Motorized Rifle Regiment (military_unit) 810th Naval Infantry Brigade (military_unit) 40th Naval Infantry Brigade (military_unit) 177th Naval Infantry Regiment (military_unit) 1427th Motorized Rifle Regiment (military_unit) North Korea (organization) Russian Federation (organization) Russian forces (organization) Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization)

Source Reports

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: likely

Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov reported to President Vladimir Putin that Kursk Oblast has been fully liberated from Ukrainian forces.

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: uncertain

Russian forces fully defeated Ukrainian forces in Kursk Oblast and seized Gornal, the last Ukrainian-held settlement

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: uncertain

Russian officials declared complete control over the region on April 26, though the claim was later disputed by Kyiv and contradicted by Russia's own local authorities

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.161Z

Source story: day-1156a-2025-04-28