Ukrainian troops forces out of Kursk region, Russia claims

All Ukrainian troops have been forced out of Russia's Kursk region, the Russian military claims.

Valery. Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff for Russia's Armed Forces, gave the news to President Vladimir Putin in a meeting on Saturday.

"Today, the last settlement in the Kursk region, the village of Gornal, has been liberated from Ukrainian forces," Gerasimov said during a video conference meeting with Putin, according to AFP.