Russian troops have regained control of more than 86% of the territory in Kursk Oblast captured by Kyiv, Valery Gerasimov, the chief of the General Staff of the Russian army, said on March 12, while Ukraine said it was ready to fight as long as needed.

His claims come as multiple Ukrainian and Russian sources reported that Russian troops had entered Sudzha, a key Ukrainian-held stronghold in the Russian border region of Kursk.

https://kyivindependent.com/syrskyi-says-ukraine-ready-to-fight-in-kursk-oblast -as-long-as-necessary-russia-claims-to-retake-over-86-of-seized-territories/

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* Origin: Ukraine News from various sources (2:263/1)