President Vladimir Putin visited Russia’s Kursk region for the first time since Moscow claimed that it drove Ukrainian forces ...

President Vladimir Putin visited Russia's Kursk region for the first time since Moscow claimed that it drove Ukrainian forces ...

Eastern Ukraine has been contested territory since 2014, when Russian-backed fighters seized large swathes of the eastern ...

The Russian leader traveled to the region in the west of the country where a surprise incursion last year embarrassed Moscow.

Here are key moments of the battle for Kursk and its impact ... Moscow's claim of retaking full control of Kursk. On Wednesday, it published a map suggesting Ukrainian troops still were present ...

While the incursion came as a much-sought morale boost for Ukraine amid battlefield setbacks ... of retaking full control of Kursk. On Wednesday, it published a map suggesting Ukrainian troops ...