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All Ukrainian forces have been expelled from Russia's Kursk region as of 26 April 2025.

Unresolvable Claimed by Ministry of Defence of Russia on 26 April 2025.

The statement

Gerasimov told Putin the Kursk region had been fully liberated, said the main area of the incursion covered 1,260 square kilometres, and praised North Korean servicemen for helping defeat the Ukrainian force.

Domestic audience · ru

  1. Origin of the claim Politico Europe Media · Unaffiliated origin: Gerasimov report, carried by TASS and Interfax, 26 Apr · published 2025-04-26 00:00 UTC
  2. Origin of the claim The Moscow Times Media · Unaffiliated origin: Gerasimov statement on 1,260 sq km, 19 Apr · published 2025-04-19 00:00 UTC
  3. Contradicts CNN Media · Unaffiliated origin: Ukrainian commander to CNN · published 2025-04-26 00:00 UTC

Verdict history

WhenFromToWhy
2026-10-30 18:00 UTCOpenUnresolvableOpen 12 months after it was said (2025-04-26) with nothing in the record to settle it. ev-20261027-fx24 records Valery Gerasimov's report and a Ukrainian commander's statement to CNN that fighting continued; the only other account is an ISW assessment, which is analysis. No independent evidence in the record shows whether any Ukrainian forces remained.

Cite or reuse

The War Record, claim cl-20261027-874f, revision 2, https://thewarrecord.com/claims/cl-20261027-874f/

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