The situation on the border of the Sumy region with the Kursk region, Russia, remains fully under the control of Ukraine’s Defense Forces, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi reports.

Russian forces have destroyed Ukrainian troops' logistics in Russia's Kursk Oblast, and Ukrainian soldiers face the risk of encirclement, a Ukrainian soldier and a medic deployed in the region told the Kyiv Independent on condition of anonymity on March 7.

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Donald Trump has suggested Ukraine “may not survive” the war against Russia, even if American support continues. The US president was asked about his decision to pause support for Ukraine following his Oval Office clash Volodymyr Zelensky,

Keir Starmer’s spokesman has rejected Donald Trump’s claim that Ukraine could cease to exist after its war with Russia. Speaking to reporters on Monday, the prime minister’s representative said the UK has always focused on making sure Ukraine emerges as a “sovereign territory”,