Bus with five civilians held by Ukraine arrives in Kursk

Bus with five civilians held by Ukraine arrives in Kursk The captives were greeted by their relatives, doctors and officials and taken to a local shelterKURSK, June 28. /TASS/. Governor Alexander Khinshtein greeted a bus with five residents of the Kursk Region’s borderline areas, who returned to the region’s eponymous administrative center from Ukrainian captivity, a TASS correspondent reported. The captives were greeted by their relatives, doctors and officials and taken to a local shelter. 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