Putin visits Kursk region for first time since Ukraine attacked it

Its systematic destruction is underway,

Gerasimov said

Vladimir Putinpresident

Indeed, in the shortest possible time is to finally defeat the enemy entrenched in the Kursk region and still conducting defensive actions here,

Putin said, addressing Russia's top military brass

Vladimir Putinpresident

People who are in the Kursk region, who commit crimes against civilians here, who oppose our armed forces, law enforcement agencies and special services, ... are the people we should certainly treat as terrorists,

Putin said,