Zelensky: No circle of Ukrainian troops in Kursk, Putin lies

Zelensky: No circle of Ukrainian troops in Kursk, Putin lies

President Wolodymyr Selenskyj has stated that Ukrainian troops in the Kursk area have not been surrounded by Russian armed forces and accused the Russian President Vladimir Putin to “lie” about the actual situation.

Ukrainian offensive in Kursk

In August, Ukraine started a surprising offensive in Kursk and quickly conquered areas, which is the first ground invasion of Russia by a stranger since the Second World War. The aim of the campaign was to distract the resources of Moscow from the front lines in the east and to gain land, which could possibly be exchanged for Ukrainian territory occupied by Russia.

Putin's claims questioned

Although Kiev is now under pressure in Kursk, Selenskyj and military analysts Putin's claims have also questioned-who were also repeated by the US President Donald Trump-that Russian armed forces had been surrounded by the Ukrainian soldiers.

Putin's threat

On Thursday, Putin said that Russian troops had “isolated” the Ukrainian soldiers in Kursk and that it was “impossible” to escape two or three soldiers even in small groups. He said: “There are only two options: surrender or death.”

Trump supports Putin's statements

apparently reinforced Putin's claims after reporting on a “very good and productive” conversation with the Russian president. In a contribution on the Truthsocial platform, Trump said: “At that moment, thousands of Ukrainian troops are completely surrounded by the Russian army and are in a very bad and vulnerable position.”

contradiction from Kyiv

Although the US President did not specifically responded to Kursk, Putin later found that he had "noted" Trump's call for the rescue of Ukrainian life in the region. However, Ukrainian office and independent analysts have a decisive impact on Putin and Trump's claims.

evidence of the truth

The Institute for the Study of War, a conflict monitor based in the USA, announced on Friday that “no geolocalized evidence” was observed that indicated that Russian armed forces circled a significant number of Ukrainian troops in Kursk or somewhere else on the front line.

false reports on the surrounding

The Ukrainian army said that Russia lies to influence the perception of the events on site. "Reports about the alleged 'surrounding' Ukrainian units by the enemy in the Kursk area are wrong and invented by the Russians to carry out political manipulations and put pressure on Ukraine and its partners," said military management.

Current updates from Ukraine

Zelensky reported on Saturday that he was informed by the commander -in -chief of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi, and emphasized that the Ukrainian troops were not surrounded. “The units carry out their tasks as necessary” and continue resistance to Russian and North Korean troops, says Selenskyj.

doubts about the Russian losses

Although Russian military bloggers reported that Ukraine loses terrain in the Course area, some have also questioned the reports that Moscow "surrounded" Kiev troops.

Putin's distraction maneuver

The ISW indicates that Putin makes dubious claims about Ukrainian troops in the Course area in order to distract from its disagreement about the ceasefire proposal supported by the USA. Kiev agreed to the proposal during talks with US representatives in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, while Putin gave a more unclear answer by first said: "We agree with the proposal" and then explained that the deal was "not complete".

Ukraine withdraws

destruction in Sudzha

On Saturday, the Russian Ministry of Defense published a video from Sudzha, which was geolocalized by CNN and shows the city after its “liberation” by Russian troops. The video shows that residential buildings are lying in ruins, streets with rubble are covered and the corpses of fallen soldiers can be seen.