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

Moscow said on Friday that its forces had recaptured another village in their drive to dislodge Ukrainian forces from their last remaining footholds inside Russia's Kursk region. The defence ministry said Russian troops had retaken Goncharovka,

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday he will spare the lives of Ukrainian soldiers in Kursk region if they surrender. His comments came as a reply to President Donald Trump’s appeal for the lives of soldiers blocked by Russian troops in Kursk region.