Russia’s counterattack in Kursk Oblast aiming to retake Ukrainian-held territory has been stopped, a spokesperson of the Ukrainian military administration in the region told AFP on Sept. 18. The statement comes a week after Moscow launched a counteroffensive against the western flank of Ukrainian troops in the Russian region. “They tried to attack from the flanks, but they were stopped there,” spokesperson Oleksii Dmytrashkivskyi told AFP. “The situation was stabilized and today everything is under control, they are not successful.” The spokesperson admitted only “some minor successes” by Russ…