Up to 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers at risk of encirclement in russia's Kursk Oblast - media

10,000 Ukrainian soldiers are at risk of encirclement after russian troops broke through the front line and advanced on a critical supply line from two directions in the Kursk Oblast of the aggressor country, russia.

The Telegraph reported this on March 8.

The publication writes that vladimir putin's russian troops have advanced in Sudzha, 11 kilometers deep into russian territory from the border with Ukraine's Sumy Region. It is assumed that a significant number of North Korean troops were involved in the offensive to cut off the Ukrainian military, and drones were used to disrupt Kyiv's supply and logistics chains.

The publication cites an unnamed Ukrainian junior sergeant who said that Ukraine is considering withdrawing troops from Kursk to avoid further losses. According to the military, the danger of encirclement is real, and the Ukrainians want to avoid losses.

A map from the Ukrainian project Deepstate shows that almost three-quarters of Ukrainian forces on russian territory are in a state of near-complete encirclement and risk being cut in two, the publication says.

The remaining forces near the russian border are connected by a corridor about a kilometer long and less than 500 meters wide at its narrowest point. The only Ukrainian road to Sudzha is now in the range of russian FPV drones, making it difficult to hold the area and retreat if necessary.

Russian forces are reported to be expanding the combat zone to the villages of Novenkiy and Basivka, and there are also reports that they are taking control of Novaya and Staraya Sorochytsia.