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Ria, ru är inte tillgängligt här i Europa, det är en av de nyhetssjter som blockeras av de flesta EU-länder, av politiska skäl. Jag använder inte VPN och har däörmed ingen aning om exakt hur RIA kan ha uttryckt sig eller vilka trupper de syftade på, men att Ryssland med framgång har byggt upp och slutit till en s k gryta kring de ukrainska trupperna nära Sudzha är dock ganska tydligt , det accepeteras t o m av Reuters.
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Ursprungligen postat av Reuters
MOSCOW, March 10 (Reuters) - Russian forces advanced further in Kursk region on Monday and curled behind Ukrainian forces as part of a major encirclement operation aimed at forcing thousands of Ukrainian soldiers to either flee or surrender in western Russia.
The Russian advances threaten to encircle thousands of Ukrainian soldiers just as Ukraine prepares for talks with top U.S. diplomats in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, with U.S. President Donald Trump pressing for a swift end to the war.
Ukrainian troops seized about 1,300 square km (500 square miles) of Russia's Kursk region in August in what Kyiv said was an attempt to gain a bargaining chip in future negotiations and to force Russia to shift forces from eastern Ukraine.
But by mid-February, Russia had taken back at least 800 square km (300 square miles) of territory in Kursk and in recent days launched a major paratrooper offensive from multiple directions that threatens to cut off Ukraine's supply lines and potential routes of withdrawal.
A Russian war blog, Two Majors, said Russian forces had cleared the settlement of Ivashkovsky and Russian units were advancing on the so-called "cauldron" in Kursk from at least seven directions.
Yuri Podolyaka, a Ukrainian-born, pro-Russian military blogger, said he was having trouble keeping up with events as the Russian advance was so swift. He said Ukrainian units were trapped in several pockets in Kursk.
The Russian advances threaten to encircle thousands of Ukrainian soldiers just as Ukraine prepares for talks with top U.S. diplomats in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, with U.S. President Donald Trump pressing for a swift end to the war.
Ukrainian troops seized about 1,300 square km (500 square miles) of Russia's Kursk region in August in what Kyiv said was an attempt to gain a bargaining chip in future negotiations and to force Russia to shift forces from eastern Ukraine.
But by mid-February, Russia had taken back at least 800 square km (300 square miles) of territory in Kursk and in recent days launched a major paratrooper offensive from multiple directions that threatens to cut off Ukraine's supply lines and potential routes of withdrawal.
A Russian war blog, Two Majors, said Russian forces had cleared the settlement of Ivashkovsky and Russian units were advancing on the so-called "cauldron" in Kursk from at least seven directions.
Yuri Podolyaka, a Ukrainian-born, pro-Russian military blogger, said he was having trouble keeping up with events as the Russian advance was so swift. He said Ukrainian units were trapped in several pockets in Kursk.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-forces-advance-further-kursk-war-bloggers-say-2025-03-10/
Video från Reuters samma dag, 10 mars, här, med bilder, även från satellit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-cevGKguMw
Och här är en färsk artikel från Reuters som visar att Ryssland har gåt vidare och slagit ut det mesta av ukrainsk närvaro i området:
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-troops-battle-last-ukrainian-forces-kursk-region-2025-03-16/
Det verkar inte gå något vidare för Ukraina i Kursk-regionen...
