Russia claims the resumption of its Koursk region, a « false » announces according to Ukraine – Liberation

Russia claimed this Saturday, April 26, the complete recovery of its Koursk region on Saturday, April 26, April 26, Kyiv calling a « False » and « propaganda » This announcement occurred In full diplomatic effervescence on the outcome of the conflict. The chief of staff of the Russian army, Valéri Guérassimov, announced to President Vladimir Putin that« Today, the last locality on the territory of the Koursk region, the village of Gornal, has been released from Ukrainian units »during a meeting by videoconferencing and broadcast on Russian state television.

The Ukrainian forces had entered it in August 2024, still occupying a few pockets until then. Vladimir Putin had in the past made it clear that he was not ready to negotiate on the outcome of the conflict launched by the assault of his forces against Ukraine in 2022 as long as the Ukrainian forces were not entirely « Driven » from the Koursk region.

For several weeks, Ukrainian troops have been declining in this area of ​​the front, the Russian army gradually incorporating from the territory. Since August 2024, they initially occupied several hundred square kilometers, before the pocket under its control is reduced to sorrow in recent days.

« The adventure of the Kyiv regime has completely failed »immediately congratulated Vladimir Putin. « The complete defeat of the enemy (…) creates the conditions so that our troops continue to act successfully in other important areas of the front and approach the defeat of the neonazi regime » From Kyiv, he continued, using his usual rhetoric to qualify the administration of the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. According to the master of the Kremlin, the total recovery of the Russian region of Koursk and « Huge losses » Ukrainians suffered by Ukrainians « Will undoubtedly affect the entire contact line ».

But the Ukrainian army quickly denounced « False » information, swearing that fights « Continue » in the area. « The statements of enemy leaders concerning the » defeat « of Ukrainian forces are nothing other than propaganda maneuvers »she denounced in a press release. « There is no threat to encircling our units »hammered this source, however evoking a situation « difficult ».

In addition, the Russian chief of staff Valéri Guérassimov hailed in his speech « Heroism » of the North Korean fighters mobilized to take over the Koursk region, the first official confirmation of Moscow of « Participation »according to his words, his soldiers with hostilities in this area. « The soldiers and officers of the North Korean army, who fought alongside the Russian soldiers, showed great professionalism, resilience, courage and heroism to repel the Ukrainian invasion »he said, congratulating himself on « Significant aid » brought.

For several months, Kyiv, South Korean and Western denounced the participation of several thousand North Korean soldiers in the fighting, which Moscow and Pyongyang had always refused to admit. Russia and North Korea signed in June 2024 a common strategic partnership agreement which provides for military aid « Mutual » in the event of an attack on one of the two countries.