Kursk chaos: Russian troops return, looting common sights
Russian soldiers are returning to parts of the Kursk region that the Ukrainian Armed Forces occupied. The local community is not entirely happy about this, as Putin's troops have no scruples, not even towards their fellow countrymen. A video has surfaced online showing a Russian thief brazenly robbing them.
Chaos in the Kursk region continues at full tilt. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are retreating under the pressure of the Russians. Putin's soldiers are slowly returning to the areas occupied by Ukrainians since August 2024. However, this does not mean that the average resident of this area is satisfied.
Quite the opposite – as analyzed recently by the OKO.press portal, local authorities collapsed when Kyiv struck the Kursk region. Everything happened spontaneously. There was no preparation or plan. It's similar now, as the Russians are reclaiming occupied areas. The region's acting governor complains about the corporation that embezzled public funds intended for border defence. Local authorities are struggling to handle the crisis.
The area from which Ukrainians are retreating, but which the Russians have not yet occupied, is referred to as a grey zone. Some residents have evacuated from the area of operations, and many homes have been abandoned. Putin's soldiers do not remain idle.
Video from the Kursk region. Russians have returned to the occupied area and are stealing
The liberation of the land by the Russians, unfortunately, comes at a bitter price. In many videos circulating online, you can see Putin's soldiers looting what was left by their countrymen. In one video, a soldier is seen stealing a goose.
The man tucks it under his arm and then, to his companion's delight, rides with it on a bicycle down the street. Such thefts are nothing new. Literally everything falls prey – even the most mundane items, like clothing. Probably the most valuable things were well hidden or gathered during the evacuation.
Many members of the local community preferred to stay in place. Some of them admitted that the Ukrainians treated them better than the returning Russians. OKO.press reported that such individuals are being transported further into the country. Propaganda tries to blame everything bad that happened in the Kursk region on the Ukrainian side. Meanwhile, as seen in the videos, Russians indulge freely and do whatever they please on the reclaimed lands.
To conclude, although Ukrainians are retreating from Kursk, they are trying to "nip" at the aggressor in the Belgorod region. One reason for such actions is an attempt to divert the attention of Putin's soldiers from the Kursk section.
