Russia says it has fully retaken Kursk, but Ukraine says fighting continues | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine dismisses report of Kursk loss as a ‘propaganda ‘trick’.

Russia said its forces have completely recaptured the embattled Kursk region, eight months after Ukraine’s military stormed into the Russian territory in a surprise counteroffensive, but Ukrainian officials quickly rejected the claim.

Russia’s military Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov made the declaration during a video conference with President Vladimir Putin Saturday, saying Russian troops had “liberated” the last…