Russian forces retake village from Ukraine in Russia's Kursk region, RIA reports
Russian troops have reportedly recaptured the village of Oleshnya in the western Kursk region from Ukrainian forces, according to the Russian defense ministry, as cited by the RIA state news agency on Saturday.
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- Published Date: 12:35 | 19 April 2025
Russian troops recaptured the village of Oleshnya in Russia's western Kursk region from Ukrainian forces, the RIA state news agency cited the Russian defence ministry as saying on Saturday.
Reuters could not independently verify the battlefield report.
Russia has been fighting to eject Ukrainian troops from Kursk since Kyiv sent its forces across the border in a lightning incursion in August 2024.
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