[Regnum] In the village of Russkoye Porechnoye, Sudzhansky District, Kursk Region, the remains of seven civilians were discovered by Russian military. They were found in two basements of houses. This was reported by Russian security agencies.
In the video footage, which is at the disposal of TASS, one of the deceased had a head wound, another body was badly damaged by the explosion. The nature of the injuries of the remaining deceased cannot be determined.
According to Readovka, militants in Russkoye Porechny tortured and killed old people in basements.
The fighters of the 352nd MRR, who liberated the village, found the mutilated bodies of old men with their hands tied, bruises and bullet wounds. The Ukrainian Armed Forces pulled hats over their heads, shot them in the legs and left them to die.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, Russian troops in the Kursk region are advancing in all directions. At the same time, the Ukrainian army, despite the transfer of additional reserves, is suffering significant losses and is retreating.
Russian units have already liberated 63.2% (801 sq. km) of the territory of the Kursk region initially occupied by the enemy (1,268 sq. km). In two weeks of January, the Russian Armed Forces liberated four settlements in this region: Alexandria, Leonidovo, Russkoye Porechnoye and Kruglenkoye.
On January 13, The New York Times reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces acknowledged that their attempts to counterattack in the Kursk region had failed. The publication noted that Russian forces had largely prevented an attack on the region.