Disclaimer: A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on Russia-Ukraine war on the ground and online. While WION takes utmost care to accurately and responsibly report ongoing developments, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos Russia said on Monday (Sept 16) that its military retook control of two villages in its western Kursk region from Ukraine.

Disclaimer: A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on Russia-Ukraine war on the ground and online. While WION takes utmost care to accurately and responsibly report ongoing developments, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos Russia said on Monday (Sept 16) that its military retook control of two villages in its western Kursk region from Ukraine. Russia has been battling Ukrainian troops in Kursk since August 6, when Kyiv surprised Moscow with the biggest foreign attack on Russian soil since World War Two. According to the Russian Defence Ministry, the military retook the settlements of Uspenovka and Borki. However, this claim cannot be independently verified by WION. Also read | Ukraine war: Kyiv loses two of its last Su-27 jets, a MiG-29 to Russian forces, say reports Both the villages lie about 20 kilometres apart on the border with Ukraine's Sumy region. Russia took back control of 10 settlements in Kursk last week Last week, a senior Russian commander and pro-Kremlin war bloggers said that Moscow had taken back control of about 10 settlements in Kursk. Again, this claim could not be independently verified by WION. "Throughout the week, the units of the "North" troop grouping continued operations to destroy formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk region. During the offensive actions, 10 settlements were taken under control," Russian Defence Ministry spokesperson said. Ukraine has said that its military controls about 100 villages in Kursk over an area of over 1,300 square kilometres, which Russia disputes. Ukraine's Kursk incursion slowed Russia's east advance: Zelensky Last week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Kyiv's Kursk invasion produced the desired results, slowing Moscow's advance in the Ukrainian east. President Zelensky said on September 13 that the Russian counterattack in the Kursk region had no major success so far. “What did the Kursk operation give us? Maybe someone expected other results. But it gave the results that, frankly speaking, we counted on. In the Kharkiv region, the enemy was stopped, their advance in the Donetsk region was slowed down, although it is very difficult there and the situation is far from positive," he said during a conference in Kyiv. (With inputs from agencies)

Ukraine war: Russia says it has retaken control of two villages in western Kursk region

Russia on Saturday (Aug 10) evacuated more than 76,000 people from areas bordering Ukraine in Russia's Kursk region following Ukraine's incursion into the region earlier this week.

Russia on Saturday (Aug 10) evacuated more than 76,000 people from areas bordering Ukraine in Russia's Kursk region following Ukraine's incursion into the region earlier this week. The Russian emergencies ministry released a video clip it said showed evacuees arriving at the city of Oryol, 140 kilometres north of Kursk. Other clips were said to show psychologists helping people staying in shelters in the Kursk region, according to the ministry's statement. Russia is fighting intense battles against thousands of Ukrainian troops as deep as 20 kilometres inside the Kursk after Ukraine's biggest attack on Russian sovereign territory since the start of the war in 2022. Zelensky acknowledges incursion On Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for the first time acknowledged that his country's military was fighting in the Kursk region, and said that the operation was part of Kyiv's drive to restore justice following the Russian invasion in 2022. Also read | Ukraine to unleash ‘BAD’ robot dogs on Russian forces in attempt to mitigate losses In his nightly video address, President Zelensky said he had discussed the operation with top Ukrainian commander Oleksandr Syrskyi, while not forgetting the battles troops face on the difficult eastern front. "Today, I received several reports from commander-in-chief Syrskyi regarding the front lines and our actions to push the war onto the aggressor's territory," Zelensky said, adding, he was grateful to every unit of the defence forces for ensuring that. The president had previously alluded to the operation, praising the military's ability "to surprise" and thanking them for taking Russian soldiers prisoner to be used in future negotiations, specifically referring to the past week. 13 injured from debris of Ukraine-launched missile In the latest news from Ukraine's incursion of Kursk, 13 people were injured in the region after debris from a destroyed Ukraine-launched missile fell onto a nine-storey residential building. Alexei Smirnov, Kursk's acting governor, ordered local authorities to speed up the evacuation of civilians in areas at risk. (With inputs from agencies)

Ukraine war: Russia evacuates over 76,000 in Kursk region; Zelensky acknowledges operation

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Ukraine war: Russia says it has retaken control of two villages in western Kursk region

Ukraine war: Russia evacuates over 76,000 in Kursk region; Zelensky acknowledges operation