The daring campaign Ukraine launched last summer to seize and occupy Russian territory appears to be nearing an end.

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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.