Editor's note : this image is distributed by Russian state owned agency Sputnik
In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state owned agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting regarding the situation in the Kursk region, in his residence in Novo-Ogaryovo outside Moscow, on August 12, 2024. The governor of Russia's Kursk region where Ukraine has launched an incursion told Russian President Vladimir Putin that 28 settlements with a population of around 2,000 people are controlled by Ukrainian troops on August 12, 2024. (Photo by Gavriil GRIGOROV / POOL / AFP) / Editor's note : this image is distributed by Russian state owned agency Sputnik