Russia got a big battlefield win in its war with Ukraine, claiming it took control of the largest settlement in Kursk, the region taken over by Kyiv in its counter-offensive last year. The town in question is Sudzha.
Russian President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to the region on Thursday, likely to boost troop morale. "Our task in the near future, in the shortest possible time frame, is to decisively defeat the enemy entrenched in the Kursk region," Putin said.
