.Russia's counteroffensive to retake Ukrainian-held area in the southwestern Kursk region has actually been actually "stopped," a speaker from Ukraine's army management in the area told AFP Wednesday.Previously, Russia's Defense Administrative agency claimed it had taken back a number of villages from Ukraine in the Kursk region. Kyiv has actually so far hung on to sizable swathes of Russian region because releasing its own unpleasant surprise attack in very early August." They tried to assault coming from the flanks, but they were ceased there certainly," spokesperson Oleksiy Dmytrashkivsky informed AFP. "The scenario was actually stabilized as well as today whatever is in control, they were not productive.".Nonetheless, Dmytrashkivsky accepted that Russian pressures had actually seen "some minor results" along with their counteroffensive. "The Russians entered one of the settlements. They began defending another settlement, however that was it.".He also claimed there were "numerous many thousand" Russian civilians in places inhabited by Ukrainian soldiers. "In some settlements, there are actually more than 100 people, more than 200, greater than five hundred.".In late August, Russian authorities said around 20,000 individuals remained in places of the Kursk region stored through Ukrainian powers. Overall, more than 150,000 folks staying in neighborhoods near the perimeter have actually been obliged to evacuate their homes.Dmytrashkivsky additionally claimed that Russian strikes focused on repossessing its territory have actually eliminated "23 civilians" given that completion of August, claiming they are "passing away along with the Ukrainian armed force.".According to him, civilians are actually "certainly not allowed to leave" since "the circumstance must be actually managed." However, he stated, they are allowed to "walk around" the area and also may "check out each other, eat, acquire someplace, dig whites potato, operate in the backyard.".Dmytrashkivsky mentioned that private citizens might be permitted to leave for Russian-controlled area in case Ukraine and Russia "agree, through global associations that cope with these problems, to open up a green corridor under the direction of observers.".Previously today, Kyiv inquired the United Nations and also the International Committee of the Red Cross to note the situation in locations of Russia's Kursk its own forces handle.Dmytrashkivsky mentioned that meals is actually carried right into those places coming from northeastern Ukraine's Sumy region. "The Sumy regional management allocates funds for breadstuff on a regular manner. The armies supply water, the management give away meals package deals."." Nothing at all works there, no shops, no pharmacy, absolutely nothing," he incorporated.