Ukraine denies troop encirclement in Kursk region, no plans for withdrawal

RBC-Ukraine reported the information, citing its own sources.

According to informed sources of the outlet, measures are being taken to stabilize the situation, and counteractions are being planned.

Currently, Russian forces plan to cut off the Sudzha-Sumy road, thereby creating an operational encirclement of Ukrainian troops, explains RBC-Ukraine.

The outlet noted that the width of the Ukrainian foothold in the Kursk region has now reduced to 11 kilometers. Defending and conducting combat operations there is complicated by the forested terrain and the widespread use of fiber-optic drones by the Russians.

However, according to sources, the situation is not yet catastrophic, and there is currently no encirclement of Ukrainian troops there.

The situation on the Kursk foothold began to worsen after Russian troops advanced to the northwest of Sudzha - towards Sverdlikovo, near the Ukrainian state border.

Now, these troops aim to break through to Basivka and further to Yunakivka in the Sumy region, the sources claim. The next threatening step was the breakthrough of joint Russian and North Korean units near Kurylivka towards the state border, south of Sudzha.

Center for Countering Disinformation's response

"Information is spreading across networks about a large-scale breakthrough by Russian forces at the Sumy region border. The Center has verified this information with the Kursk military group and reports that no large-scale border breach between Novenke and Zhuravka has been detected at this time," the CCD reported.

They noted that the Russians are still attempting to act in small groups of a few individuals. The main goal of these groups is to establish a foothold on Ukrainian territory and expand the combat zone. The Ukrainian Defense Forces are effectively destroying such groups, the Center emphasized.

Deteriorating situation in Kursk region

On the night of March 7, DeepState reported that the Russian army advanced near Kurylivka in the Kursk region and Fyholivka in the Kharkiv region on March 6.

Later, it became known that the Russians were attempting to break through the Ukrainian defense line near Sudzha in the Kursk region.

The Russian army advanced in two settlements in the Kursk region on March 7, reports the OSINT information project DeepState.