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Fear of more war haunts Kursk as Russia expels Ukrainian troops

In the Russian region of Kursk, where Ukraine has been fighting for more than seven months, people say they want peace but fear there will be more war. Ukraine’s incursion into Russian territory was launched in August – more than two years into a major war triggered by Moscow’s invasion of its neighbour – shocking a border region that hadn’t seen conflict since World War Two. Now, with Russia close to expelling the last Ukrainian troops, Kursk’s populace is counting the cost.