.Russia's counteroffensive to take back Ukrainian-held area in the south western Kursk area has actually been actually "stopped," a representative from Ukraine's army administration in the region said to AFP Wednesday.Previously, Russia's Defense Ministry stated it had taken back numerous towns from Ukraine in the Kursk area. Kyiv has actually thus far held on to sizable swathes of Russian region due to the fact that launching its own surprise attack in very early August." They tried to strike from the flanks, however they were stopped there," spokesperson Oleksiy Dmytrashkivsky said to AFP. "The situation was actually supported and today every thing is under control, they were actually certainly not effective.".Having said that, Dmytrashkivsky acknowledged that Russian forces had actually viewed "some slight excellence" with their counteroffensive. "The Russians entered among the settlement deals. They began defending another settlement deal, however that was it.".He also claimed there were actually "numerous thousand" Russian civilians in regions occupied by Ukrainian soldiers. "In some resolutions, there are actually much more than 100 individuals, more than 200, greater than five hundred.".In overdue August, Russian authorities said around 20,000 folks continued to be in locations of the Kursk location kept through Ukrainian powers. Generally, more than 150,000 individuals living in areas near the border have been pushed to evacuate their homes.Dmytrashkivsky additionally declared that Russian strikes intended for reclaiming its territory have actually killed "23 civilians" considering that completion of August, stating they are actually "dying with the Ukrainian military.".According to him, civilians are actually "certainly not enabled to leave behind" because "the condition should be actually handled." Having said that, he mentioned, they are actually made it possible for to "get around" the area and may "visit each other, eat, gather somewhere, dig potatoes, do work in the garden.".Dmytrashkivsky pointed out that private citizens may be allowed to leave for Russian-controlled region in case Ukraine and also Russia "acknowledge, via global companies that cope with these issues, to open up an environment-friendly passage under the supervision of viewers.".Earlier this week, Kyiv asked the United Nations as well as the International Board of the Red Cross to observe the condition in locations of Russia's Kursk its own troops manage.Dmytrashkivsky stated that meals is taken in to those areas from northeastern Ukraine's Sumy area. "The Sumy local management designates funds for bread on a weekly basis. The militaries supply water, the management distribute food bundles."." Nothing at all works there, no outlets, no pharmacy, nothing at all," he incorporated.