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Russia Today
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Putin visits Kursk Region for first time since full liberation from Ukrainian forces
Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited Kursk Region for the first time since its full liberation from Ukrainian forces, the Kremlin has said. In late April, Putin announced the full liberation of the border areas of Kursk Region, which had been seized by Kiev's troops after they launched an incursion last August. During his tour of the region on Tuesday, the Russian leader visited the construction site of the new Kursk 2 nuclear power plant in the city of Kurchatov. He also held a meeting with Governor Aleksandr Khinshtein, as well as the heads of local municipalities and volunteers who have been helping those affected by the incursion, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. Putin thanked the volunteers for 'the noble, important and… unfortunately, dangerous' work that they had been doing. 'You and I are a team, and the whole country today is one united team. And this is the unquestionable success of all our endeavors. This is a necessary condition for achieving all our goals,' he stressed. The president said that the situation in Kursk Region remains 'difficult' even after its full liberation, as Ukrainian forces continue their attempts to move towards the Russian border. Putin has also ordered an increase in the number of mine clearance specialists working in Kursk Region so that people can return home as soon as possible. Payments to residents who lost their property during the incursion will continue, while state funds will also be allocated to repair damaged residential buildings in the region, he said. According to Putin, a museum will be set up in Kursk Region dedicated to the efforts to repel the incursion.
The Independent
21-05-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Putin makes shock unannounced visit to nuclear plant after retaking Kursk
Vladimir Putin made a surprise inspection at a nuclear plant in Kursk, in his first visit to the region since Russian forces claimed they ejected Ukrainian troops from the area last month. Video footage posted by Russian state media shows Putin walking around the plant in a hard hat, where he speaks to officials. The Russian president met volunteer organisations in the city of Kurchatov, as well as visiting the Kursk nuclear power plant, which is currently under construction. In April, the Kremlin said that it had expelled forces from Kyiv from the region, ending the largest incursion into Russian territory since World War Two.
CNN
21-05-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Putin makes first visit to Kursk since Russia claimed to have recaptured the region
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Kursk for the first time since Moscow claimed to have completely recaptured the region following a surprise incursion by Ukrainian forces last year, Russian state news agency TASS reported on Wednesday. Putin met with municipal leaders in the city of Kurchatov and visited the Kursk nuclear power plant, which is currently under construction, the Kremlin said, according to TASS. Video footage posted by Russian state media showed Putin dressed in a suit speaking with what appeared to be local volunteers. The news agency did not report when the visit took place. Last August Ukraine launched a shock incursion into Kursk, swiftly capturing territory in what was the first ground invasion of Russia by a foreign power since World War II. Since then, Russia, with support from North Korean soldiers, has been fighting to oust Ukraine's forces from its borders, while Kyiv poured precious resources into holding onto its territory there, with the view of using it as a key bargaining chip in any peace talks. Putin claimed last month that Russian forces had recaptured Kursk and said North Korean soldiers took part in the fighting to recover territory in the region. Kyiv has insisted its troops are fiercely battling to preserve their foothold in the territory. Last week Ukraine said it is still pursuing the ground war inside Russia. 'We are continuing our active operations in the Kursk and Belgorod regions – we are proactively defending Ukraine's border areas,' President Zelensky said in his nightly address last Wednesday.
Al Bawaba
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Al Bawaba
Putin visits nuclear power plant in Kursk Region
Published May 21st, 2025 - 05:53 GMT ALBAWABA - Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Kursk Oblast region on May 20, local media reported on Wednesday. During the visit, the president also checked up on the Kursk NPP-2 nuclear power plant, which is still under construction in the Kurchatov district of the Kursk region, TASS news agency mentioned. The Kremlin said in a report: "During the working visit, the president met with representatives of volunteer organizations. The head of state also met with the acting governor of the Kursk region, Alexander Khinshtein. In the city of Kurchatov, Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the heads of municipalities of the Kursk region. In addition, the president visited the Kursk NPP-2 under construction." © 2000 - 2025 Al Bawaba (
