Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. From VOA Russian: Experts address strategic context of situation in Kursk region by Victor Vladimirov An operation by Ukraine launched on August 6 captured dozens of towns and villages and gained control of about 1,000 square kilometers in Russia's Kursk region. Gradually, Russia has pushed Ukrainian forces out of about half of the territory they captured. Our correspondent spoke to experts about how the military situation in the region could affect the initial positions taken in future peace talks between Ukraine and Russia. See the full story [1]here. References 1. https://www.golosameriki.com/a/kursk-operations-strategic-context/7886759.html