President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin both claimed that Ukrainian forces were surrounded. Ukraine’s top military commander vowed to “hold the line.”

Russia wants to encircle the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk direction but on Ukrainian territory. The command is aware of the enemy’s plans, reports Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. “What are the signals from the Russian side?

U.S. President Donald Trump urged Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin on Friday to spare Ukrainian troops that Russia is pushing out of its Kursk region, an appeal Putin said he would honor if they surrendered.