#RussiaUkraineWar #KurskRegion #MilitaryConflict #UkraineWar #RussiaUkraineUpdates #Geopolitics #BreakingNews #WarReports #DefenseUpdates #EasternEuropebr br The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 8th that its forces have recaptured three settlements in the Kursk region. Meanwhile, a Russian online media outlet reported that Russian troops are advancing towards the border town of Sudzha, where they are carrying out an operation to encircle approximately 2,000 Ukrainian soldiers.