Ukraine’s General Staff has released a map showing the complete withdrawal of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the town of Sudzha in Russia’s Kursk Oblast. Source: Ukraine’s General Staff on Telegram Details: The map was released in the morning report.

Russian forces have reclaimed some Ukrainian-held territory in the Kursk Region, threatening a potential bargaining chip that Kyiv could take into potential peace talks with Moscow.

A Russian service member walks past destroyed buildings in the town of Sudzha, which was recently retaken by Russia's armed forces in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in the Kursk region, Russia,

Estonian Intelligence has confirmed that Ukraine is gradually withdrawing its military contingent from Russia’s Kursk Oblast. It has also talked about the situation on the Donetsk front. Source: ERR quoting Deputy Chief of Estonian Intelligence Janek Kesselmann,

President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukrainian troops have not been encircled by Russian forces in Kursk region, accusing Russian leader Vladimir Putin of “lying” about the situation on the ground.

President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin both claimed that Ukrainian forces were surrounded. Ukraine’s top military commander vowed to “hold the line.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on Ukrainian troops in the Russian region of Kursk to surrender, as diplomatic back-and-forth continues over a potential US-brokered ceasefire with Ukraine.

Without confirming the withdrawal with a statement, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces posted the latest battlefield maps on social media, which showed a complete retreat from Sudzha.