.Russia's counteroffensive to take back Ukrainian-held area in the southwestern Kursk location has been actually "stopped," a spokesman coming from Ukraine's armed forces administration in the location told AFP Wednesday.Earlier, Russia's Self defense Department stated it had actually taken back several towns coming from Ukraine in the Kursk area. Kyiv has thus far hung on to big swathes of Russian territory since releasing its own surprise attack in early August." They attempted to strike coming from the flanks, yet they were stopped there certainly," speaker Oleksiy Dmytrashkivsky informed AFP. "The situation was supported and also today every little thing is actually under control, they were not effective.".Nevertheless, Dmytrashkivsky acknowledged that Russian pressures had actually observed "some small success" along with their counteroffensive. "The Russians entered into some of the negotiations. They began defending yet another resolution, however that was it.".He likewise said there were "several thousand" Russian civilians in locations occupied by Ukrainian soldiers. "In some negotiations, there are actually greater than 100 folks, more than 200, much more than 500.".In late August, Russian authorities mentioned around 20,000 folks stayed in areas of the Kursk location held through Ukrainian powers. Generally, more than 150,000 people living in areas near the edge have actually been actually pushed to evacuate their homes.Dmytrashkivsky additionally claimed that Russian strikes aimed at taking back its region have actually killed "23 civilians" because completion of August, saying they are actually "perishing with the Ukrainian military.".Depending on to him, civilians are "certainly not made it possible for to leave behind" given that "the circumstance must be actually controlled." Having said that, he mentioned, they are allowed to "walk around" the area as well as can easily "explore one another, eat, compile someplace, dig potatoes, do work in the backyard.".Dmytrashkivsky stated that private citizens might be enabled to leave for Russian-controlled area in the event that Ukraine and also Russia "agree, through worldwide institutions that manage these concerns, to open an eco-friendly corridor under the guidance of onlookers.".Earlier today, Kyiv talked to the United Nations and also the International Board of the Reddish Cross to note the situation in locations of Russia's Kursk its own troops regulate.Dmytrashkivsky claimed that food items is actually brought right into those places from northeastern Ukraine's Sumy location. "The Sumy regional administration allocates funds for breadstuff on a weekly basis. The armed forces offer water, the management hand over meals bundles."." Nothing at all works there, no outlets, no pharmacy, absolutely nothing," he included.