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Russian dictator Vladimir Putin praised Russia’s elite Airborne and Marine Corps units, which are engaged in combat in Kursk Oblast at a meeting with acting governor of Kursk Oblast, Alexander Khinshtein.

Before advancing 2.5 kilometers, our forces hit their command post, killing a large number of officers. I was told that 20 officers died, including senior North Korean and Russian officers,” Zelenskyy stated.

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