“Ukrainian soldiers in the Kursk region have lost certain positions in recent days, but not surrounded by Russian troops, contrary to recent comments on US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Reuters with reference to three American and European officials acquaintances with their country’s intelligence scores
Details: According to the material, US intelligence services, including the CIA, shared this assessment with the White House in the last week, said an American official and another person familiar with this issue. However, Trump continues to claim that Ukrainian troops are surrounded in the Kursk region in the west of Russia.
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According to US and European intelligence, Ukrainian troops encountered intense pressure from the Russian forces, but they are not in full environment, officials assured.
Prehistory:
- On March 14, Trump reported on March 14 that Putin had to save the lives of thousands of Ukrainians who, he said, “fully surrounded” and vulnerable. The Kremlin leader replied that it would do it if they seem.
- Trump repeated a statement about the “environment” of Ukrainian forces during a speech at the Kennedy Washington Center on Monday and in an interview with Fox News on Tuesday.
- The Institute for the Study of War, based on conflict monitoring, stated on March 14 that he “did not find any geolocation evidence that Russian troops surrounded a considerable number of Ukrainian troops in the Kursk region or somewhere along the front line in Ukraine.”
- The General Staff of the Armed Forces denied statements about the environment of Ukrainian units in the Kursk region.