President Vladimir Putin visited Russia's Kursk region for the first time since Moscow claimed that it drove Ukrainian forces ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the western Kursk region on Tuesday, the first time he stopped by since Russian forces ejected Ukrainian troops from the area.

The Russian leader traveled to the region in the west of the country where a surprise incursion last year embarrassed Moscow.

Russia has announced that its troops have fully reclaimed the Kursk region, nearly nine months after losing chunks of the border territory to a surprise Ukrainian incursion.

It the first time Russian territory was occupied by an invader since World War II. Since the end of 2023, Russia has mostly had the advantage on the battlefield, with the exception of Kursk.

Vladimir Putin has visited Kursk for the first time since claiming to have completely retaken the Russian region from ...

President Vladimir Putin visited Russia’s Kursk region for the first time ... Russian territory was occupied by an invader since World War II, and dealt a humiliating blow to the Kremlin.

President Vladimir Putin visited Russia’s Kursk region for the first time ... territory was occupied by an invader since World War II and dealt a humiliating blow to the Kremlin.

"The statements by representatives of (Russia) about the alleged end of combat operations in Kursk Oblast do not reflect the actual situation," Ukraine's General Staff said in a statement.