.Russia's counteroffensive to retake Ukrainian-held region in the southwestern Kursk location has been actually "stopped," a spokesperson coming from Ukraine's armed forces management in the area said to AFP Wednesday.Previously, Russia's Defense Ministry mentioned it had taken back several towns coming from Ukraine in the Kursk area. Kyiv has thus far hung on to big swathes of Russian region given that introducing its own surprise attack in early August." They attempted to assault from the flanks, but they were stopped there," representative Oleksiy Dmytrashkivsky told AFP. "The condition was maintained as well as today whatever is actually in control, they were certainly not productive.".Having said that, Dmytrashkivsky admitted that Russian forces had found "some minor success" with their counteroffensive. "The Russians entered among the resolutions. They began fighting for another settlement, yet that was it.".He likewise claimed there were "numerous 1000" Russian private citizens in locations occupied by Ukrainian soldiers. "In some negotiations, there are actually much more than 100 individuals, more than 200, greater than 500.".In overdue August, Russian authorizations mentioned around 20,000 folks remained in places of the Kursk location kept through Ukrainian forces. In general, more than 150,000 folks living in communities near the border have actually been obliged to evacuate their homes.Dmytrashkivsky additionally stated that Russian strikes focused on repossessing its territory have actually killed "23 civilians" given that completion of August, stating they are actually "perishing with the Ukrainian military.".Depending on to him, civilians are "not enabled to leave behind" considering that "the situation should be managed." Having said that, he claimed, they are allowed to "move around" the area and may "check out each other, consume, collect someplace, dig whites potato, operate in the garden.".Dmytrashkivsky mentioned that private citizens may be made it possible for to leave behind for Russian-controlled region on the occasion that Ukraine and also Russia "agree, with international companies that cope with these issues, to open a green corridor under the direction of onlookers.".Earlier today, Kyiv inquired the United Nations as well as the International Board of the Reddish Cross to note the circumstance in places of Russia's Kursk its troops manage.Dmytrashkivsky stated that food items is delivered in to those locations coming from northeastern Ukraine's Sumy region. "The Sumy local administration allocates funds for breadstuff on a weekly manner. The militaries give water, the administration distribute food deals."." Nothing at all operates certainly there, no shops, no pharmacy, nothing," he included.