Bulk of Ukrainian forces fighting inside Russia almost cut off, open source maps show

The Russian Armed Forces have driven a deep wedge (up to 4 kilometres deep) and actually reached the alternative supply route to Sudzha (which the enemy was using because the main road could not be used),

Podolyak wrote on his Telegram channel

The situation (for Ukraine) is very bad,

Pasi Paroinen, a military analyst with the Finland-based Black Bird Group, told Reuters

Now there is not much left until Ukrainian forces will either be encircled or forced to withdraw. And withdrawal would mean running a dangerous gauntlet, where the forces would be constantly threatened by Russian drones and artillery,

he said

We are dealing with an attempt [by Ukrainian forces] to achieve a respite at any cost” and “to prevent the collapse of the front,

she continued