Russian Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova has stated that Ukraine shouldn’t be seen solely as an "evil empire" and described how Ukrainian troopers shared meals with residents of Russia’s Kursk Oblast.

Supply: Russian media citing a speech by Moskalkova within the State Duma on 30 January; Latvia-based Russian media outlet Meduza

Particulars: Moskalkova stated she had spoken to residents of Kursk Oblast who had allegedly been taken to Ukraine after which returned to Russia. They informed her "numerous issues", she stated.

Specifically, they apparently stated that Ukrainian troopers had "introduced them their very own meals and shared no matter meals they’d".

Moskalkova additionally stated that Russians shouldn’t "dehumanise" Ukrainian troopers and see them "solely as an evil empire", as a result of "they fluctuate".
Background:

• Preventing in Russia's Kursk Oblast started on the morning of 6 August 2024 when the Armed Forces of Ukraine crossed the Russian-Ukrainian border close to town of Sudzha. Ukrainian troops started advancing deep into Russian territory and gained management of a number of hundred sq. kilometres inside a couple of days.
• On 12 August, the Ukrainian authorities confirmed for the primary time that the Armed Forces had been concerned within the offensive, and on 14 August they reported that Ukrainian troops had fashioned a buffer zone in self-defence. On the finish of August, Ukrainian troops managed about 1,100 sq km of Kursk Oblast; by the top of 2024, the territory had shrunk to about 460 sq km on account of the Russian counteroffensive.

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