Russian forces have actually retaken 4 towns over the previous week in the southwestern Kursk region, where Ukrainian troops recorded big swaths of territory last summertime, Russias Defense Ministry said Friday.The army stated its forces liberated the village of Novaya Sorochina and fended off four Ukrainian counterattacks at the same time.
The advances, which were previously reported by pro-war blog writers, suggest that Russian troops are moving closer to securing a key road resulting in the border town of Sudzha.In August, Sudzha became a strategic flashpoint as Ukrainian forces introduced a cross-border attack into the Kursk area.
The town had a population of just under 5,000 before Ukraines offensive.Earlier today, Russias military revealed it had recaptured the close-by towns of Pogrebki and Gorlovka, situated just north of Novaya Sorochina.
Further south, towards Sudzha, it said its troops likewise took back the town of Nikolsky.The DeepState military blog site, which has ties to Ukraines army, estimates that Ukrainian forces still manage around 396 square kilometers (153 square miles) in the Kursk region.Following Kyivs incursion in early August, Ukraine seized 1,268 square kilometers (490 square miles) of area in the region, according to Russias Defense Ministry.A senior Russian military official stated recently that Moscows forces have given that reclaimed nearly two-thirds of that land.