.Russia's counteroffensive to take back Ukrainian-held region in the southwestern Kursk location has been actually "stopped," a spokesman from Ukraine's military administration in the region told AFP Wednesday.Previously, Russia's Protection Ministry claimed it had actually retaken a number of towns coming from Ukraine in the Kursk location. Kyiv has actually thus far hung on to sizable swathes of Russian territory considering that releasing its own unpleasant surprise incursion in very early August." They made an effort to assault coming from the flanks, yet they were quit there," spokesperson Oleksiy Dmytrashkivsky told AFP. "The situation was actually supported and also today whatever is in control, they were certainly not successful.".However, Dmytrashkivsky accepted that Russian powers had actually found "some minor excellence" along with their counteroffensive. "The Russians entered into among the settlement deals. They started fighting for one more resolution, however that was it.".He additionally stated there were "several 1000" Russian private citizens in regions occupied by Ukrainian soldiers. "In some resolutions, there are actually more than one hundred people, more than 200, more than 500.".In late August, Russian authorizations pointed out around 20,000 individuals stayed in places of the Kursk area kept by Ukrainian powers. Overall, greater than 150,000 folks staying in communities near the perimeter have been obliged to expel their homes.Dmytrashkivsky also claimed that Russian strikes targeted at reclaiming its territory have eliminated "23 civilians" given that the end of August, saying they are actually "dying with the Ukrainian armed force.".According to him, civilians are actually "not allowed to leave behind" because "the condition needs to be actually regulated." Nevertheless, he said, they are enabled to "walk around" the location as well as may "see each other, eat, acquire somewhere, dig potatoes, do work in the garden.".Dmytrashkivsky stated that civilians can be enabled to leave for Russian-controlled area in the event that Ukraine and also Russia "concede, with international organizations that deal with these problems, to open an environment-friendly corridor under the supervision of onlookers.".Earlier today, Kyiv asked the United Nations and the International Board of the Red Cross to observe the situation in locations of Russia's Kursk its troops manage.Dmytrashkivsky said that food is actually delivered into those places from northeastern Ukraine's Sumy region. "The Sumy local management assigns funds for bread on an every week manner. The armed forces give water, the management distribute food bundles."." Nothing at all works there, no shops, no pharmacy, nothing at all," he incorporated.