.Russia's counteroffensive to take back Ukrainian-held territory in the southwestern Kursk location has been actually "ceased," a spokesperson from Ukraine's army management in the location said to AFP Wednesday.Previously, Russia's Defense Department said it had actually retaken many communities coming from Ukraine in the Kursk region. Kyiv has actually thus far held on to large swathes of Russian territory since introducing its unpleasant surprise attack in early August." They tried to strike coming from the flanks, yet they were actually ceased there," speaker Oleksiy Dmytrashkivsky told AFP. "The situation was stabilized as well as today every thing is actually under control, they were not successful.".However, Dmytrashkivsky accepted that Russian powers had seen "some minor results" with their counteroffensive. "The Russians got in one of the negotiations. They started defending another settlement, however that was it.".He additionally mentioned there were actually "many thousand" Russian civilians in places occupied through Ukrainian troops. "In some settlement deals, there are more than 100 folks, much more than 200, much more than 500.".In late August, Russian authorities said around 20,000 people remained in locations of the Kursk area kept by Ukrainian pressures. Generally, much more than 150,000 people staying in communities near the border have been actually required to vacate their homes.Dmytrashkivsky likewise asserted that Russian strikes intended for reclaiming its area have actually killed "23 private citizens" since completion of August, stating they are actually "dying along with the Ukrainian armed force.".According to him, private citizens are "not allowed to leave behind" considering that "the condition should be actually handled." Having said that, he said, they are actually enabled to "walk around" the location and also can easily "check out each other, eat, collect someplace, dig potatoes, work in the garden.".Dmytrashkivsky said that civilians may be permitted to leave behind for Russian-controlled territory in the event that Ukraine as well as Russia "acknowledge, with worldwide associations that manage these problems, to open up an environment-friendly passage under the guidance of viewers.".Previously this week, Kyiv asked the United Nations and the International Board of the Reddish Cross to monitor the scenario in areas of Russia's Kursk its own troops manage.Dmytrashkivsky pointed out that meals is carried right into those areas coming from northeastern Ukraine's Sumy location. "The Sumy regional management allots funds for breadstuff on an every week basis. The armies supply water, the management give out food package deals."." Nothing at all operates there, no outlets, no drug store, nothing at all," he incorporated.