MOSCOW, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Russian forces have regained control of 63.2 percent of the territory in the Kursk region previously seized by Ukraine, the Russian Ministry of Defense said Friday.
Units of the North military group took back four settlements in the Kursk region over the course of two weeks in January, it said.
Russian forces are continuing their offensive in all directions, said the ministry, adding that Ukrainian troops are retreating from occupied territories despite reinforcements. ■