.Russia's counteroffensive to take back Ukrainian-held territory in the southwestern Kursk region has been actually "stopped," a representative from Ukraine's army administration in the location informed AFP Wednesday.Earlier, Russia's Self defense Ministry said it had actually retaken many communities from Ukraine in the Kursk area. Kyiv has thus far held on to sizable swathes of Russian territory since launching its surprise incursion in early August." They attempted to attack coming from the flanks, however they were stopped there," spokesperson Oleksiy Dmytrashkivsky informed AFP. "The situation was stabilized as well as today every little thing is actually under control, they were not productive.".However, Dmytrashkivsky admitted that Russian pressures had actually observed "some minor results" along with their counteroffensive. "The Russians got into one of the settlement deals. They began defending one more settlement, but that was it.".He likewise pointed out there were "numerous 1000" Russian private citizens in areas occupied through Ukrainian soldiers. "In some settlements, there are more than 100 individuals, greater than 200, much more than 500.".In overdue August, Russian authorizations pointed out around 20,000 people remained in regions of the Kursk location kept through Ukrainian forces. In general, much more than 150,000 folks residing in communities near the border have been compelled to leave their homes.Dmytrashkivsky additionally declared that Russian strikes focused on taking back its area have actually killed "23 civilians" given that the end of August, mentioning they are actually "passing away along with the Ukrainian military.".According to him, private citizens are actually "not enabled to leave behind" considering that "the condition needs to be actually handled." Nevertheless, he pointed out, they are actually permitted to "move" the region and can "explore one another, consume, compile somewhere, dig whites potato, work in the landscape.".Dmytrashkivsky pointed out that private citizens could be made it possible for to leave behind for Russian-controlled area on the occasion that Ukraine and also Russia "agree, through international associations that manage these problems, to open up a green passage under the guidance of onlookers.".Earlier today, Kyiv talked to the United Nations and also the International Board of the Reddish Cross to note the circumstance in regions of Russia's Kursk its troops control.Dmytrashkivsky stated that food items is actually carried in to those areas coming from northeastern Ukraine's Sumy area. "The Sumy regional management assigns funds for bread on an every week manner. The armed forces provide water, the administration hands out food deals."." Nothing at all operates there certainly, no shops, no drug store, absolutely nothing," he incorporated.