All Ukrainian troops were forced Russian region KurskRussian military claims.
Valeria. Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, gave news to President Vladimir Putin at a Saturday meeting.
“Today, the last settlement in the Kursk region, the village of Gornol, was liberated from Ukrainian troops,” Gerasimov said during a meeting with Putin, AFP reports.
Ukrainian officials did not confirm the lawsuit. In the morning updating on Saturday, the General Staff of Ukraine said that its forces continue to restrain Russian troops in the Kursk sector, pushing away from the Russian statement that Ukraine was completely withdrawn from the territory.
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In his statement, Putin congratulated Russian soldiers and commanders and said that Kiev's invasion “failed.”
“The complete defeat of our enemy in the Kursk border region creates the right conditions for further success for our troops and in other important areas of the front,” he said.
Ukraine launched A cheeky offensive in the Kursk border region In August last year, catching even his Western allies on guard and struck Moscow. He took control of approximately 500 square miles of land. Ukraine hoped that control over the Russian territory would give it leverage during any future negotiations to cease fire. However, their profits were slowly blurred, and Ukrainian troops continued to lose control of the territory during the beginning of 2025.
Now Russian troops are on the border and are ready to improve the threats of the Ukrainian region, which is facing Kursk, AFP reports.
Gerasimov also confirmed on Saturday that North Korean soldiers fought against Ukrainian troops in the Russian region of Kursk. Gerasimov said that they participated in “combat missions to the shoulder with the Russian military during the repulsion of the Ukrainian invasion” and “demonstrated high professionalism, demonstrated resistance, courage and heroism in battle.”
In the fall, Ukraine, the US and South Korea said that North Korea, which had previously supplied weapons to Moscow, had weapons deployed 10 000-12 000 troops to Russia to fight in Kursk.
Moscow and Pyongyang have still responded vaguely to South Korean and Western claims to deploy troops, emphasizing that their military cooperation is in accordance with international law, without recognizing the presence of North Korean forces in Russia.
The news from Kursk appeared as US President Trump and President Ukraine Volodimir Zelensky met in the Vatican city in the sidelines Pope Francis' funeral.
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Both presidents met in St. Peter's Basilica for about 15 minutes and agreed to continue negotiations later on Saturday, said President of Ukraine Sergius Nikiforov.
The White House Communications Director Stephen Chung also confirmed the meeting and said that “he was in private and held a very productive discussion today.”
Shortly after the end of the Pope Mr's funeral, Trump went to Italy for the US
The American Middle East Steve Witcoof met with Putin on Friday, and Mr. Trump said both sides were “very close to the deal”.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said In an interview “Face with the nation with Margaret Brennan” that the Kremlin is “ready to achieve a deal” from the US in Ukraine, although he also said that some elements should be “set up”.
“The US president believes, and I believe it is right that we are moving in the right direction,” Lavrov said.
Meanwhile, in a statement on Friday evening, Zelenskyy stated that “very significant meetings may take place” in the coming days and that the fire ceasefire is needed.
“Real pressure on Russia is necessary for them to accept either the US proposal to stop the fire and move to peace or our proposal – depending on what can be truly working and provide a reliable, immediate and unconditional ceasefire, and then – worthy guarantees of peace and security,” he said.