.Russia's counteroffensive to take back Ukrainian-held territory in the south western Kursk region has been "stopped," a spokesman coming from Ukraine's army administration in the area told AFP Wednesday.Earlier, Russia's Self defense Administrative agency mentioned it had actually retaken a number of communities coming from Ukraine in the Kursk region. Kyiv has actually thus far hung on to big swathes of Russian area because introducing its unpleasant surprise attack in early August." They attempted to assault coming from the flanks, however they were stopped there certainly," spokesman Oleksiy Dmytrashkivsky told AFP. "The circumstance was actually supported as well as today every thing is in control, they were not successful.".However, Dmytrashkivsky accepted that Russian pressures had actually observed "some small results" along with their counteroffensive. "The Russians got in among the settlements. They started fighting for one more negotiation, yet that was it.".He additionally mentioned there were "several many thousand" Russian civilians in locations inhabited through Ukrainian soldiers. "In some resolutions, there are greater than 100 people, more than 200, more than 500.".In late August, Russian authorizations mentioned around 20,000 individuals continued to be in regions of the Kursk location held by Ukrainian pressures. On the whole, much more than 150,000 people residing in areas near the edge have been actually obliged to vacate their homes.Dmytrashkivsky also declared that Russian strikes focused on repossessing its own area have actually eliminated "23 civilians" since the end of August, claiming they are actually "passing away along with the Ukrainian military.".Depending on to him, civilians are actually "not made it possible for to leave" because "the condition must be managed." Having said that, he said, they are permitted to "move around" the area and also may "see one another, eat, collect somewhere, dig whites potato, work in the landscape.".Dmytrashkivsky mentioned that private citizens may be allowed to leave for Russian-controlled area in the event that Ukraine as well as Russia "concede, by means of worldwide institutions that manage these concerns, to open up an eco-friendly corridor under the direction of onlookers.".Earlier today, Kyiv asked the United Nations and also the International Committee of the Red Cross to note the condition in places of Russia's Kursk its forces manage.Dmytrashkivsky pointed out that meals is brought in to those areas from northeastern Ukraine's Sumy region. "The Sumy local management designates funds for breadstuff on an once a week basis. The armies deliver water, the management give away food items package deals."." Nothing works certainly there, no shops, no pharmacy, nothing at all," he added.