.Russia's counteroffensive to take back Ukrainian-held territory in the south western Kursk location has actually been actually "stopped," a spokesperson coming from Ukraine's army administration in the region told AFP Wednesday.Previously, Russia's Protection Department mentioned it had taken back a number of villages from Ukraine in the Kursk area. Kyiv has so far hung on to big swathes of Russian territory since launching its own shock incursion in early August." They tried to attack from the flanks, however they were stopped there certainly," spokesman Oleksiy Dmytrashkivsky said to AFP. "The situation was actually maintained as well as today every thing is controlled, they were actually certainly not prosperous.".Nevertheless, Dmytrashkivsky admitted that Russian forces had seen "some slight effectiveness" with their counteroffensive. "The Russians got into one of the negotiations. They started defending yet another negotiation, but that was it.".He likewise claimed there were "many 1000" Russian civilians in places occupied by Ukrainian troops. "In some resolutions, there are more than one hundred people, much more than 200, greater than 500.".In overdue August, Russian authorities mentioned around 20,000 individuals stayed in locations of the Kursk area kept through Ukrainian powers. In general, much more than 150,000 individuals residing in neighborhoods near the borderline have actually been actually obliged to expel their homes.Dmytrashkivsky additionally stated that Russian strikes aimed at repossessing its region have actually killed "23 private citizens" since completion of August, saying they are "dying with the Ukrainian military.".According to him, private citizens are actually "not allowed to leave behind" because "the scenario needs to be actually managed." Having said that, he stated, they are actually permitted to "move" the area and also can "go to one another, consume, gather someplace, dig potatoes, function in the backyard.".Dmytrashkivsky stated that private citizens may be enabled to leave behind for Russian-controlled territory in the event that Ukraine and also Russia "acknowledge, via international organizations that cope with these concerns, to open an environment-friendly hallway under the supervision of viewers.".Previously recently, Kyiv asked the United Nations and also the International Board of the Red Cross to notice the scenario in areas of Russia's Kursk its forces handle.Dmytrashkivsky mentioned that food items is actually carried into those locations from northeastern Ukraine's Sumy region. "The Sumy regional management assigns funds for breadstuff on a regular manner. The militaries deliver water, the administration hands out meals deals."." Nothing works there certainly, no stores, no drug store, nothing at all," he incorporated.