Putin Visits Kursk for the First Time Since the Expulsion of Ukrainian Troops

He visited the Kursk-2 nuclear power plant, which is currently under construction.
On Tuesday afternoon, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the border region of Kursk for the first time since the expulsion of Ukrainian troops that had occupied the area since August 2024.

Putin met with the region’s acting governor, Alexandr Khinshtein, as well as with volunteers from other Russian regions working in Kursk. The Russian leader also visited the Kursk-2 nuclear power plant, which is currently under construction in the region.

During his meetings in Kursk, Putin said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to “attempt to advance toward the Russian border.”

Khinshtein proposed opening a museum dedicated to the “events that took place in the Kursk region between 2024 and 2025” — a proposal Putin accepted.

Putin – in a helmet, at the construction site of a nuclear power plant in the Kursk region

“We’ll do it, it’s a good proposal,” the Russian president said about the initiative, which includes building a museum in the city of Kursk with a satellite branch in the town of Sudzha, the epicenter of the Ukrainian military operation in the region.

Putin’s previous visit to Kursk took place in March, when Russia had already regained control of more than 80% of the territory. At that time, he ordered troops to fully liberate the region from enemy forces.

At the end of April, Russian authorities officially declared they had regained control of the region, although they later acknowledged that isolated groups of Ukrainian troops still remained in wooded areas.

The presidents of Russia and the United States, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump spoke on the phone over two hours. The negotiation for a ceasefire between the Russian Federations and Ukraine was the main topic.