Russian troops have launched an offensive on the Ukrainian-controlled town of Sudzha in Russia's Kursk Oblast, entering the settlement, the DeepState monitoring group, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW),

Butusov wrote on Facebook on March 8 that Russian troops had used a gas pipeline to approach Ukrainian positions in Sudzha in Kursk Oblast. He added that the troops are being "liquidated."

The repositioning could be a prelude to a complete Ukrainian withdrawal from Kursk back to the relative safety of northern Ukraine. Shrugging off at least one raid by a Ukrainian

Ukrainian soldiers are at risk of encirclement after russian troops broke through the front line and advanced on a critical supply line from two

Russian forces have been consolidating their positions in Kursk Oblast and preparing for an offensive on the town of Sudzha in the coming days. Source: Institute for the Study of War (ISW) Details: In its assessment,

Russia is preparing for an offensive on Sudzha. Russian troops have advanced in several directions, according to the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW). Russian troops are strengthening their positions in the Kursk region and are likely preparing to attack Sudzha in the coming days.

Recent geolocated footage showed that Russian forces advanced into the central Martynovka, northeast of Sudzha. Russian military bloggers also claimed the seizure of the city's northeastern outskirts,

Ukrainian units are not currently under threat of encirclement in Russia's Kursk Oblast, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on March 10. Syrskyi's statement follows reports on Russian and North Korean troops launching an attack on the Ukrainian-held town of Sudzha in Kursk Oblast.