Russian forces have retaken control of Sudzha, a major town in Russia's western Kursk region, from Ukrainian troops, the Defence Ministry said on Thursday.
Moscow's troops had also recaptured two other villages, Melovoi and Podol, the ministry said. Reuters could not independently confirm those reports.
The recapture of Sudzha, home to a now-idle metering station for Russian gas to Europe, is a significant gain for Russia as it battles to eject Ukrainian forces from their foothold in Kursk, which they have been clinging to since last August.
President Vladimir Putin, dressed in military fatigues, visited Russian troops in Kursk on Wednesday and ordered them to press their lightning advance and swiftly retake the rest of the Ukrainian-held territory.
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Start your day informed with the AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top stories for 15 June, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations will meet at a French lakeside resort on Monday against a backdrop of preliminary deal to end U.S. and Iran war reached by both sides.
Four people were killed while the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery, a symbol of Ukrainian spiritual and cultural history, caught fire, in the heaviest Russian air attack on the Ukrainian capital in two weeks, authorities said on Monday.
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