INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
At least three civilians were killed in two separate Ukrainian attacks in the southwestern Kursk region, regional officials said Monday.Two
women working for an agricultural firm were killed when a drone struck a van carrying five workers near the village of Shchegolek, Acting
Kursk region Governor Alexander Khinshtein said
Three others were hospitalized with bruises, he added.In a separate incident, a 53-year-old man was killed by an explosive device dropped by
where Ukrainian and Russian forces have been fighting over the past several months.Last month, Russia said it had fully retaken control of
the Kursk region, along with the help of North Korean troops, after Ukrainian forces captured dozens of villages during a surprise incursion
in August 2024.Civilians in the border areas of both Russia and Ukraine have frequently been killed in drone and artillery attacks during
the three-year war.Khinshtein said last week that 288 civilians had been killed during the Ukrainian offensive in the region.Ukrainian
front.Kyiv had hoped to use its temporary control over the territory as leverage in ceasefire negotiations with Moscow.AFP contributed
