President Putin arrives in Kursk to demand earliest victory
Russian President Vladimir Putin has set the task of defeating the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region in the shortest possible time.
According to TASS news agency, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a trip to the command post in the Kursk border region on March 12 to hear a report on the war situation.
Speaking at the meeting, President Putin emphasized: "Our task is to defeat the enemy - those who have dug tunnels in the Kursk region and are conducting military operations there - in the shortest possible time."
President Putin expressed confidence that “all combat tasks facing the units will certainly be completed.” At the same time, Putin proposed considering the creation of a security zone along the national border.
According to Putin, Russian opponents in the Kursk region are considered terrorists; enemies taken prisoner in the Kursk region must be treated as terrorists. Meanwhile, foreign mercenaries are not covered by the Convention on the Treatment of Prisoners of War. However, Putin demanded that all those held captive be treated humanely.
Reporting to the Russian President, Chief of the General Staff of the Army, General Valery Gerasimov said: The Russian Armed Forces have liberated more than 1,100 km2territory in the Kursk border region. To date, the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk border region exceed 67,000 people.
Over the past five days, the Russian army has liberated 24 settlements and 259 km2in the liberated areas. At the same time, in some areas, troops from the Kursk border region crossed the state border and entered the Sumy region of Ukraine.
The strategic town of Sudzha has fallen under Russian control. On March 12, the Russian flag was raised in the central Sudzha Square. The city is used as a major logistics hub for Kiev to supply its units in all the nearby villages and towns.
