{"id":291195,"date":"2025-04-26T22:14:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T22:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/26\/russia-claims-to-have-retaken-final-village-in-its-kursk-region\/"},"modified":"2025-04-26T22:14:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T22:14:04","slug":"russia-claims-to-have-retaken-final-village-in-its-kursk-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/26\/russia-claims-to-have-retaken-final-village-in-its-kursk-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia Claims to Have Retaken Final Village in Its Kursk Region"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Russia\u2019s top military commander said on Saturday that Moscow\u2019s forces had retaken the last village that Ukraine was holding in the Kursk region of western Russia, though Ukrainian officials denied that their brazen campaign in the area had finally come to an end.<\/p>\n

The Russian claim was made by Gen. Valery V. Gerasimov, who has managed the invasion of Ukraine and defense of Russia as chief of the general staff. His statement came six weeks after his forces retook all but a tiny sliver of the Russian territory<\/a> that Ukraine had been holding since a surprise offensive into Russia\u2019s western Kursk region last summer.<\/p>\n

In a televised video, General Gerasimov reported to President Vladimir V. Putin that Russian forces had on Saturday recaptured the village of Gornal, on the border with Ukraine. Speaking to Mr. Putin via a video link, General Gerasimov said that the advance had \u201ccompleted the defeat of the Ukrainian armed forces that attacked the Kursk region.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Ukrainian General Staff denied that its forces had withdrawn fully from the region, saying the country\u2019s military operation there was ongoing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n