.Russia's counteroffensive to retake Ukrainian-held territory in the south western Kursk location has actually been "stopped," a spokesperson from Ukraine's military management in the area informed AFP Wednesday.Earlier, Russia's Defense Administrative agency stated it had actually retaken numerous villages coming from Ukraine in the Kursk location. Kyiv has thus far hung on to sizable swathes of Russian area due to the fact that launching its own surprise incursion in early August." They tried to strike coming from the flanks, however they were actually quit there certainly," spokesperson Oleksiy Dmytrashkivsky told AFP. "The scenario was maintained as well as today every thing is controlled, they were not successful.".Nonetheless, Dmytrashkivsky acknowledged that Russian forces had actually seen "some small results" with their counteroffensive. "The Russians got in one of the resolutions. They began fighting for another settlement, yet that was it.".He additionally mentioned there were actually "numerous 1000" Russian private citizens in places occupied through Ukrainian soldiers. "In some settlement deals, there are actually greater than one hundred people, much more than 200, greater than five hundred.".In late August, Russian authorities claimed around 20,000 folks remained in regions of the Kursk area held by Ukrainian forces. In general, greater than 150,000 individuals residing in communities near the perimeter have been actually forced to leave their homes.Dmytrashkivsky likewise professed that Russian strikes aimed at repossessing its own territory have gotten rid of "23 civilians" because completion of August, stating they are "passing away along with the Ukrainian armed force.".According to him, private citizens are "not permitted to leave" since "the situation needs to be controlled." Nevertheless, he mentioned, they are actually permitted to "move" the place and also can "go to one another, eat, compile someplace, dig whites potato, do work in the yard.".Dmytrashkivsky claimed that civilians may be allowed to leave behind for Russian-controlled area on the occasion that Ukraine as well as Russia "concede, by means of worldwide companies that cope with these issues, to open up an environment-friendly passage under the oversight of onlookers.".Previously today, Kyiv inquired the United Nations and also the International Committee of the Red Cross to note the situation in regions of Russia's Kursk its troops manage.Dmytrashkivsky claimed that food items is actually carried in to those locations coming from northeastern Ukraine's Sumy region. "The Sumy local management allocates funds for bread on a weekly manner. The armed forces deliver water, the management hand over food deals."." Absolutely nothing operates certainly there, no stores, no drug store, nothing at all," he added.