Russia claims to have regained 63.2% of the territory previously seized by Ukraine in the Kursk region

Russian military forces have reclaimed 63.2% of the territory that was previously taken by Ukraine in the Kursk region of western Russia, according to a statement from the Russian defense ministry released on Friday.

The ministry reported that Russia successfully regained control of four settlements during the initial two weeks of January. Ukrainian forces launched an unexpected incursion across the border on August 6 of the previous year, capturing a significant area that provides Kyiv with a strategic advantage in any future negotiations aimed at resolving the conflict.