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Putin Visits Kursk Border Region Liberated In Late April

© AP Photo / Mikhail MetzelRussian President Vladimir Putin addresses voters in the 2024 presidential election at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 21, 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses voters in the 2024 presidential election at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 21, 2024 - Sputnik India, 1920, 21.05.2025
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The Russian president met with volunteers, visited Kursk Nuclear Power Plant-2 under construction, and Kurchatov to hold strategy meeting with Kursk region officials.

Key statements from Putin in Kursk region

The enemy is still trying to advance toward our borders;
Defenders of Kurchatov during the Ukrainian incursion: Not a single person flinched—everyone stood firm;
There is a need to deploy more demining units in Kursk region—people must return home safely and swiftly;
Clergy of all Russia’s traditional faiths are aiding troops on the frontline. The president said he is aware of all the losses among priests in the special operation;
In Ukraine and the West, they are demolishing monuments linked to Russia to erase the memory of those who "look toward Russia."
Putin says he is confident Russia will achieve all its goals thanks to unity of its citizens.

Pivotal takeaways on border situation

The situation in Kursk’s border areas remains tense even after liberating territories from the enemy;
Russians have proven to the world—and above all to themselves—that we are one united people;
All of Kursk region faces challenges typical for border regions—residents are enduring extremely difficult times;
Clergy of all Russia’s faiths have always stood with the people through every trial;
The Russian Orthodox Church, despite Soviet-era persecution, defended the Motherland during the Great Patriotic War—just as it stands with Russia today;
The Ukrainian Armed Forces turned churches in the Kursk region into fortresses, causing serious damage to the buildings.
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