After 9 months of resistance, Ukrainian forces have been driven out of Gornal, their last bastion in Russia’s Kursk region.
This marks the end of a surprise offensive that ended up being a good PR move, but cost Kiev over 75,000 troops dead or injured and several thousands of tanks, armored cars, air defense complexes, and artillery pieces.
AP pretends that Ukraine withdrew its troops voluntarily, to help negotiations.
Watch: Russian flag raised in Gornal.
#BREAKING #UkraineRussiaWar The Russian flag has been raised in Gornal — the last settlement in the Kursk region where Ukrainian forces were present.
“I congratulate all members of the military units who took part in the destruction of the neo-Nazi formations that invaded… pic.twitter.com/RD2AigvMZt
— The National Independent (@NationalIndNews) April 26, 2025
Российские военнослужащие подняли флаг над освобожденным селом Горналь в Курской области, последним занятым ВСУ:https://t.co/O8MUkf1GT2
Видео: Минобороны России/ТАСС pic.twitter.com/geBb0LWm0n
— ТАСС (@tass_agency) April 26, 2025
Today, Russian President Vladimir Putin has received the relevant report from top General Valery Gerasimov.
Gerasimov said that Kiev’s plans to disrupt the Donbass offensive have failed, and their attempted bridgehead in the Kursk region has collapsed.
Mop-up operations are underway to identify Ukrainian soldiers attempting to hide, while the work to create a security zone in the bordering Sumy region continues, with four settlements conquered and more than 90 square kilometers under control.
Watch: Gerasimov’s report, and Putin’s official statement on the complete liberation of Kursk.
Top Russian General, Valery Gerasimov, telling Putin that the last settlement in the Kursk region (Gornal) was liberated
Ukraine has reportedly lost more than 76,000 soldiers trying to hold onto Kursk region https://t.co/2gE1ds9oUd pic.twitter.com/6jVW4iBGDp
— RT (@RT_com) April 26, 2025
Sputkin reported:
“Putin congratulated the entire personnel, all fighters, and commanders on the full liberation of the Kursk region.
The complete defeat of the enemy in the Kursk border area creates conditions for further successful actions of the Russian Armed Forces on other crucial frontlines, Putin emphasized.
The liberation of the Kursk region brings closer the defeat of the neo-Nazi regime, stated Putin.
Putin noted the effective actions of the Russian Armed Forces units in the Kursk region, including the 76th Airborne Division, the 116th Division, the “Akhmat” regiment, and the marines.”
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