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Bus with five civilians held by Ukraine arrives in Kursk

The captives were greeted by their relatives, doctors and officials and taken to a local shelter

KURSK, June 28. /TASS/. Governor Alexander Khinshtein greeted a bus with five residents of the Kursk Region’s borderline areas, who returned to the region’s eponymous administrative center from Ukrainian captivity, a TASS correspondent reported.

The captives were greeted by their relatives, doctors and officials and taken to a local shelter.

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