Kremlin spokesperson: Kursk region crisis nears resolution

The situation in the Kursk region is nearing resolution and will certainly be normalized, according to Russian President’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov.

He noted that the situation in Kursk remains "extraordinary and critical," and as such, "crisis management" is required, Caliber.Az reports via Russian media.

"Resolution will definitely happen, and the situation will be normalized," Peskov told journalists.

According to Peskov, the president stated that Alexander Khinshtein, the new acting head of the region, is the person capable of handling the crisis management task.

Since August 6, Ukrainian forces have entered the Kursk region, and fighting has continued in the area. According to the latest data from the Russian Ministry of Defence, Ukrainian casualties in this direction have exceeded 38,000 troops.

At the end of November, Reuters, citing a source within the Ukrainian General Staff, reported that Kyiv had lost more than 40% of the territory it had captured in Kursk due to counterattacks by the Russian army.

A month earlier, President Vladimir Putin stated that approximately 2,000 Ukrainian soldiers were surrounded and in the process of being eliminated in the Kursk region. On November 4, he expressed confidence that the Russian region would soon be "cleared" of Ukrainian forces.

To recall, in August, Ukraine launched an unexpected incursion into Kursk, capturing settlements in its first operation on Russian soil since Moscow began its invasion in February 2022.

Meanwhile, Russia has maintained its gradual yet persistent advance across much of eastern Ukraine, capturing village by village in its effort to take control of the entire industrialized Donbas region.

By Aghakazim Guliyev