Putin, in the Kursk region with military uniform – Cyprus Newspaper
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the command center in the Kursk region, where the Ukrainian army was under the control of the Ukrainian army, wearing a military uniform.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky took the first steps to the peace process with Russia and proposed a cease -fire in the air and sea field.
The United States called for a cease -fire at all fronts at a meeting in Saudi Arabia and Ukraine accepted this offer.
The US State Department announced that it plans to establish an official contact with Russia on the ceasefire after negotiations with Ukraine.
First visit from Putın to Kursk
Following these developments, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Kursk region for the first time after Ukraine entered the border on August 6, 2024.
Camouflage attracted attention
According to a video sharing from Kremlin, Putin came to a command center with military camouflage. Putin received a briefing from Russian Chief of General Staff Valeriy Gerasimov about the situation in the region.
Gerasimov reported that more than 1100 square kilometers of the Ukrainian army entered August last year, which corresponds to 86 percent of the area in the Kursk region.
Stating that 24 settlements and 259 square kilometers of an area of 259 square kilometers in the last 5 days, Gerasimov gave information that the losses of the Ukrainian army in the Kursk region exceeded 67 thousand soldiers.
« Kiev's plans in Russian geography have failed »
Chief of General Staff Gerasimov said, “Kiev wanted to create a jumpboard in the Kursk region and to negotiate the situation. Kiev's plans in Russian geography have failed. ” he said.
Stating that the Ukrainian Armed Forces troops in the Kursk region are besieged, isolated and systematically destroyed, Gerasimov said, “Russian troops continue to save the Russian region with the aim of reaching the state border as soon as possible.” He said.
« Kursk region should be completely rescued »
Putin began his speech by thanking the Russian military units and commanders who repelled the Ukrainian army in the Kursk region.
Putin said that the Ukrainian troops in the Kursk region should be defeated as soon as possible and said, “We should be completely saved and restore the state border. Of course, we should consider creating a security zone along the state border in the future. ” he said.
« Those caught in Kursk will be treated as terrorists »
In the territory of the Kursk region, where the crime against the civilian people, the Russian security forces who opposed the Ukrainian troops according to Russian laws « terrorist » stating that Putin, said that legal proceedings have been initiated against these people.
Putin said that Russia will treat the prisoners caught in the Kursk region 'terrorist' and said, “We treat all people humanely, and then we should behave humanely. To everyone who falls in our hands. I would also like to remind you that foreign mercenaries did not fall within the scope of the 1949 Geneva Convention on the treatment of prisoners of war. ” He said.
Putin, who recently thanked the troops who saved the settlements in the Kursk region from the Ukrainian troops, said, orum I sincerely hope that all the battle duties faced by our troops will be fulfilled unconditionally and that the territory of Kursk region will be completely rescued from the enemy in the near future. ” he said.