Russia will soon destroy 'scattered remnants' of Ukrainian army in Kursk region, RIA reports


MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian military commander has told President Vladimir Putin that "the scattered remnants" of the Ukrainian army remaining in Russia's Kursk region will soon be destroyed, the state RIA news agency reported on Sunday.

"At the moment we have recaptured the settlement of Gornal and are entrenched in its streets, which is completely under our control," the commander was cited as saying, adding that Russian troops continue to clear forest areas west and south of Gornal.

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