Representatives of Ukrainian officials opposed to the Russian authorities in Kurski region are considered by terrorists, Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated at a meeting in one of the commands of the Russian Zu Kursk group. According to the politician, in this article, terrorism, the Russian Investigation Committee has filed a criminal case against them, the Kremlin's press service reported.
People who are in the Kursk region are committing crimes against the civilian population, contradict our Armed Forces, the law enforcement agencies, are terrorists, "said the Commander-in-Chief.
Earlier, Putin had a problem to defeat the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region as soon as possible. This order was issued during a meeting in one of the command points of the border region.
Until then, the Chief of General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov reported that Russian troops liberated 24 settlements in the Kursk region for the last 5 days, returning 259 square meters under Russian control.
The Chief of General Staff also clarified that more than 86% of the previously occupied by the formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have already been liberated. During this time, the enemy lost 67 thousand servicemen, he added.
Translation of: Manuel Tamazyan
