Moscow, April 19, 2025 (AFP) - Russia says retook penultimate village in Kursk seized by Ukraine

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Russia on Saturday said it had retaken the penultimate village still under Ukrainian control in its Kursk frontier region, where Kyiv's forces launched a surprise offensive in August. The Ukrainian campaign took Russian troops by surprise and resulted in Kyiv seizing more than 1,000 square kilometres (400 square miles) of territory. "During offensive operations, units of the Northern Group of Troops liberated the village of Oleshnya," the Russi......

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