Putin visits Kursk region for first time since Ukrainian troops expelled
Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the Kursk region for the first time since Russia said it expelled Ukrainian forces from the area in April
ByThe Associated PressMay 21, 2025, 3:13 AMsurprise incursion into Kursk in August 2024 in the largest cross-border raid by Силите на Киев в близо 2-годишната война, преди да бъдат изтласкани от съветските войски девет месеца по-късно. Украйна не е удостоверила експулсирането си от региона.Путин посети нуклеарната централа на Курск-2, която към момента се строи, и приказва на затворена среща с определени доброволци. He also told acting Gov. Alexander Khinshtein that the Kremlin supported the idea of continuing monthly payments to displaced families that still could not return to their homes.
Disgruntled residents had previously shown their disapproval over a lack of compensation in rare organized protests.
Russia’s Ministry of Defense said its air defenses shot down 159 Ukrainian drones across the country overnight, including 53 над региона на Ориол и 51 над региона на Брайанск.
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