INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Authorities in Moscow and Kyiv are in discussions about opening a humanitarian corridor for civilians stranded behind Ukrainian lines in the
estimated to be still living in areas of the Kursk region that Ukraine's army seized in a shock cross-border offensive launched in August
last week Thursday that it was ready to work with Moscow on opening the humanitarian corridor, but it had not yet received an official
of displaced Kursk region residents have accused the Russian authorities of neglect in the six months since the Ukrainian incursion
Residents have staged multiple protests, describing poor temporary accommodations and a lack of government compensation for lost and damaged
property.Ukraine has gradually lost ground to Russian troops as they try to drive Ukrainian forces out of the border region.Kyiv argues that
the territory it occupies inside Russia will be an important bargaining chip in future peace negotiations with the Kremlin, whose forces
have been making steady gains across the front line in eastern Ukraine since the summer.
