Russian troops have regained control of the strategic city of Sudzha in Russia's Kursk region, which was seized by Ukrainian forces that entered the border area with Ukraine in the summer of last year, Reuters and TASS reported.
The ministry reported that Russian forces have regained control of two more settlements in the Kursk region.
"During the offensive operations of the units of the "North" "the settlements of Melovoi, Podol and Sudzha have been liberated," the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
The operation of the Russian armed forces in the Russian Kursk region to push back Ukrainian troops, who last year launched a cross-border offensive there, is in its final phase, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said today, as quoted by Reuters.
According to him, the command of the "North" Army Group has reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin about entering the final stage of the operation to "liberate the Kursk region", TASS noted.
Putin visited the Kursk region yesterday for the first time since the surprise Ukrainian invasion of it in August 2024.