Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Kursk for the first time since Moscow claimed to have completely recaptured the region after a surprise raid of the Ukrainian forces last year, Russian state news agency Tass said on Wednesday (21).
Putin met with municipal leaders in the city of Kurchatov and visited the Kursk Nuclear Plant, which is currently under construction, Kremlin said, according to Tass.
Video images published by the Russian state media showed Putin dressed in suit talking to what looked like local volunteers.
The news agency did not say when the visit occurred.
Last August, Ukraine launched a surprise raid in Kursk, rapidly capturing territory in Russia’s first land invasion of foreign power since World War II.
Since then, Russia, with the support of North Korean soldiers, has struggled against Ukraine forces from its borders, while Kiev has invested precious resources to maintain its territory, with the intention of using it as a bargaining chip in any peace negotiations.
Putin said last month that Russian forces had recaptured Kursk and said North Korean soldiers participated in the fighting to recover territory in the region.
Kyiv insists that their troops are fighting fiercely to preserve their position in the territory. Last week, Ukraine said she was still waging a land war within Russia.
“We continue our active operations in the regions of Kursk and Belgorod-we are proactively defending Ukraine’s border areas,” said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in his night speech last Wednesday (14).
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