.Russia's counteroffensive to take back Ukrainian-held region in the north western Kursk area has actually been actually "stopped," a representative coming from Ukraine's army management in the location informed AFP Wednesday.Previously, Russia's Defense Ministry stated it had retaken numerous villages from Ukraine in the Kursk location. Kyiv has actually so far held on to huge swathes of Russian territory since introducing its unpleasant surprise incursion in very early August." They made an effort to assault coming from the flanks, however they were actually quit certainly there," representative Oleksiy Dmytrashkivsky informed AFP. "The circumstance was stabilized and also today everything is controlled, they were actually not productive.".However, Dmytrashkivsky acknowledged that Russian pressures had actually found "some small results" with their counteroffensive. "The Russians entered into one of the settlement deals. They began fighting for an additional negotiation, yet that was it.".He additionally said there were actually "a number of 1000" Russian private citizens in locations inhabited by Ukrainian troops. "In some settlements, there are more than 100 individuals, greater than 200, greater than 500.".In overdue August, Russian authorizations stated around 20,000 individuals stayed in places of the Kursk area held through Ukrainian forces. In general, greater than 150,000 individuals residing in communities near the border have been pushed to expel their homes.Dmytrashkivsky additionally claimed that Russian strikes targeted at repossessing its area have killed "23 private citizens" due to the fact that completion of August, mentioning they are actually "dying along with the Ukrainian military.".According to him, civilians are "certainly not permitted to leave behind" given that "the scenario needs to be managed." Nonetheless, he said, they are actually permitted to "move around" the place and also may "go to each other, eat, acquire someplace, dig potatoes, work in the yard.".Dmytrashkivsky claimed that civilians might be permitted to leave for Russian-controlled area in case Ukraine and also Russia "agree, with global institutions that manage these concerns, to open an environment-friendly passage under the oversight of onlookers.".Previously today, Kyiv talked to the United Nations and the International Committee of the Reddish Cross to notice the situation in regions of Russia's Kursk its troops manage.Dmytrashkivsky said that food items is brought into those areas coming from northeastern Ukraine's Sumy region. "The Sumy local management allots funds for bread on a regular basis. The armies deliver water, the administration distribute meals deals."." Absolutely nothing functions certainly there, no stores, no pharmacy, nothing at all," he incorporated.