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It comes just days after Russian Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov praised the "heroism" of North Korean troops during a Russian counter-offensive, the first time Moscow has publicly acknowledged their involvement.

Valery Gerasimov, chief of staff of Russia's military, said his forces had regained full control of the region, eight months after Ukrainian forces first launched a surprise incursion into the border region, while Russian President Vladimir Putin described Ukraine's efforts as a complete failure.

Putin announced the temporary truce at a meeting with his chief of general staff, Valery Gerasimov.

He was shown in footage released by the Kremlin walking alongside his military chief Valery Gerasimov, with both men wearing combat gear.

Larissa and her husband Valery willingly accept the official line.