Russian President Vladimir Putin said on March 14 that Ukrainian soldiers must surrender in Kursk Oblast after U.S. President Donald Trump's request to "spare" the troops he claimed are surrounded. Ukraine denied claims that the country's troops are surrounded at any part of the front.

Kyiv says Ukrainian troops 'regrouped' in Kursk Oblast, deny encirclement Ukrainian drones strike Russian gas facilities, missile depot, source claims Ukrainian drones strike Tuapse oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai,

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine denies the statements about the encirclement of Ukrainian units in Russia’s Kursk Oblast. In particular, Russian leader Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump have previously spoken about this.