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Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Kursk for the first time since Moscow claimed to have completely recaptured the region following a surprise incursion by Ukrainian forces last year, Russian state news agency TASS reported on Wednesday.
Putin met with municipal leaders in the city of Kurchatov and visited the Kursk nuclear power plant, which is currently under construction, the Kremlin said, according to TASS.
Video footage posted by Russian state media showed Putin dressed in a suit speaking with what appeared to be local volunteers.
The news agency did not report when the visit took place.
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