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

Sudzha, with a reported population of about 5,000 people before the offensive, was the biggest town seized by Kyiv's forces last year as part of their surprise cross-border offensive. The Russian army,

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?