.Russia's counteroffensive to retake Ukrainian-held area in the southwestern Kursk region has actually been actually "stopped," a spokesman coming from Ukraine's armed forces management in the location told AFP Wednesday.Previously, Russia's Self defense Department claimed it had actually retaken numerous towns from Ukraine in the Kursk area. Kyiv has actually so far hung on to big swathes of Russian area considering that introducing its shock attack in very early August." They attempted to attack from the flanks, but they were ceased there," spokesperson Oleksiy Dmytrashkivsky informed AFP. "The scenario was actually supported and also today every thing is actually controlled, they were not successful.".Nevertheless, Dmytrashkivsky acknowledged that Russian pressures had actually observed "some minor results" with their counteroffensive. "The Russians got in one of the resolutions. They began fighting for yet another settlement, yet that was it.".He likewise stated there were "many many thousand" Russian civilians in places inhabited through Ukrainian soldiers. "In some settlements, there are actually more than one hundred folks, more than 200, more than five hundred.".In overdue August, Russian authorizations mentioned around 20,000 individuals remained in regions of the Kursk area kept by Ukrainian powers. In general, more than 150,000 people residing in communities near the edge have actually been actually obliged to vacate their homes.Dmytrashkivsky also stated that Russian strikes intended for reclaiming its region have actually gotten rid of "23 private citizens" considering that the end of August, stating they are actually "dying along with the Ukrainian military.".Depending on to him, private citizens are actually "not allowed to leave" considering that "the scenario has to be controlled." Nevertheless, he said, they are actually permitted to "walk around" the area and also can easily "explore each other, consume, compile somewhere, dig whites potato, operate in the backyard.".Dmytrashkivsky claimed that civilians may be permitted to leave behind for Russian-controlled area in case Ukraine and also Russia "concede, via international companies that manage these concerns, to open an eco-friendly corridor under the guidance of observers.".Earlier today, Kyiv inquired the United Nations as well as the International Board of the Red Cross to note the scenario in places of Russia's Kursk its own troops manage.Dmytrashkivsky said that meals is brought in to those places from northeastern Ukraine's Sumy region. "The Sumy local administration allots funds for breadstuff on an once a week manner. The militaries supply water, the management hand over food bundles."." Nothing at all functions there certainly, no outlets, no drug store, absolutely nothing," he incorporated.