Russia recaptures 10 settlements from Ukraine in Kursk counteroffensive
by Luke Harding in Kyiv from World news | The Guardian on (#6QP50)
Ukrainian president says his country's incursion still going to plan', as Russian forces make rapid advances
Russia says its forces have recaptured 10 settlements after it launched a counteroffensive in the Kursk region to push out Ukrainian troops who stormed across the border five weeks ago.
With fierce fighting ongoing, Russia's defence ministry listed the names of 10 settlements it said it had retaken, in a significant blow to Kyiv. Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, acknowledged a Russian counteroffensive had begun.
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