Vladimir Putin visited the Kursk region, the site of a Ukrainian offensive launched in 2024. The Russian President criticized the actions of local authorities, even using the term "contest of idiots." This was most likely a propaganda move to demonstrate Putin as a "great host.

Vladimir Putin visited the Kursk region, which had been the target of the Ukrainian offensive that began in 2024. The President of Russia criticised the actions of the local authorities, even referring to them as a "contest of idiots.

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the town of Kurchatov in the Kursk region, which was recently partially occupied by Ukrainian forces, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. It was the Russian leader's first trip to the region since a Ukrainian incursion last year.