Russia says it is investigating eight civilian deaths during Ukrainian occupation of Kursk region

Civilians walk through a devastated forest during their evacuation from the area of Sudzha town, which was recently retaken by Russia's armed forces in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in the Kursk region, Russia, in this still image from video released March 16, 2025. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

(Reuters) - Russian investigators said on Wednesday that they were probing the alleged killing of eight Russian civilians by Ukrainian soldiers in Russia's Kursk region, parts of which were controlled by Kyiv before Russia regained ground this year.

In a statement on Telegram, Svetlana Petrenko, a spokesperson for Russia's Investigative Committee, which handles serious crimes, said the charges related to deaths of residents of the village of Guyevo, which Russia said on Tuesday it had retaken.