Ukraine confirms withdrawal from Sudzha in Russia’s Kursk Oblast

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Ukraine’s Basic Workers on March 16 confirmed Ukrainian troops’ withdrawal from the logistics hub of Sudzha in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, days after Moscow claimed its seize.

With out confirming the withdrawal with a press release, the Basic Workers posted the newest battlefield maps on social media, which confirmed an entire retreat from Sudzha.

The affirmation comes as Russian troops scale up their offensive within the Russian border area, the place Ukraine launched a shock cross-border incursion in August 2024 in hopes of utilizing the captured territories as a bargaining chip for potential peace negotiations.

Kyiv has held on to its steadily shrinking foothold in Kursk Oblast regardless of a deteriorating logistics state of affairs brought on by Russia’s intense use of artillery, drones, and glide bombs.

As unconfirmed studies of a Ukrainian encirclement circulated on-line, U.S. President Donald Trump urged his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on March 14 to “spare” allegedly surrounded Ukrainian troops.

Ukraine has denied the claims of encirclement.

The Russian Protection Ministry claimed on March 13 that its troops had captured Sudzha.

The declare got here a day after Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi confirmed ongoing battles within the suburbs of Sudzha and the encompassing areas.

“In probably the most troublesome state of affairs, my precedence has been and stays to avoid wasting the lives of Ukrainian troopers. To do that, the models of (Ukraine’s) Protection Forces, if vital, are maneuvering to extra favorable positions,” Syrskyi mentioned.