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In the most difficult situation, my priority has been and remains saving the lives of Ukrainian soldiers. To this end, the units of the defence forces, if necessary, manoeuvre to more favourable positions,
commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskii said in a Facebook post, in language typically used to describe a withdrawal I am counting on the fact that all the combat tasks facing our units will be fulfilled, and the territory of the Kursk region will soon be completely liberated from the enemy,
Despite the increased pressure of the Russian and North Korean army, we will hold the defence in Kursk region as long as it is appropriate and necessary,
Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Facebook The enemy is using assault units of airborne troops and special operations forces to break through our defences, oust our troops out of the Kursk region and move fighting to the territory of Sumy and Kharkiv regions,
The units are taking timely measures to maneuver to favorable defense lines,
Syrskyi wrote on Facebook Our troops in the Kursk region are carrying out their tasks. The Russians are trying to put maximum pressure on our troops. The military command [of Ukraine] is doing what it should do: saving the maximum number of lives of our soldiers,
said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday At this point, it’s fair to say that the entire city of Sudzha is now under Russian control,
Maybe this story will end today. Maybe they (the Ukrainians) will try to hold the border villages for another couple of days. But overall, the story of the Kursk bridgehead is coming to an end, and Ukrainian troops are leaving,
Ukraine's Armed Forces are leaving Kursk. There will be no Ukrainian soldier there by Friday."
Skadovskyi Defender, a Ukrainian military blogger, posted on Telegram It was the end, so to speak. And we started to get out of there because if we didn't, we would have been surrounded,
he said, recounting the decision of some troops to leave Kursk because of resupply problems and Russian advances The enemy is retreating in panic and disorder without [having] received any orders. That's it. It's a collapse,
a Russian serviceman, who identified himself as Zombie, told Kremlin-run television The result is that now that the Russians are pushing a lot. Parts of the front line are actually giving way,
In total, during the fighting in the Kursk direction, the enemy lost up to 66,550 servicemen [and] 391 tanks."
You don't have the cards right now."
During the now-infamous and extraordinary Oval Office meeting between Trump, Zelensky and U.S. Vice President JD Vance late last month, Trump told Zelensky Units of the North group of forces liberated 12 settlements during the offensive... and more than 100 square kilometres of the territory of the Kursk region,
Russia's defence ministry said
