Russian units from the North group of forces have actually completed the liberation of the district center of the Kursk region of the city of Sudzha from the enemy.

Russia is preparing for an offensive on Sudzha. Russian troops have advanced in several directions, according to the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW). Russian troops are strengthening their positions in the Kursk region and are likely preparing to attack Sudzha in the coming days.

Russian forces continue to exert pressure on Ukrainian positions in Russia's Kursk Oblast and have made progress. Russian troops are consolidating their positions in the eastern part of the town of Sudzha and are building up forces.

Recent geolocated footage showed that Russian forces advanced into the central Martynovka, northeast of Sudzha. Russian military bloggers also claimed the seizure of the city's northeastern outskirts,

Butusov wrote on Facebook on March 8 that Russian troops had used a gas pipeline to approach Ukrainian positions in Sudzha in Kursk Oblast. He added that the troops are being "liquidated."

Tens of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers are at risk of being encircled, open-source maps of the battlefield show.

Russian forces have been consolidating their positions in Kursk Oblast and preparing for an offensive on the town of Sudzha in the coming days. Source: Institute for the Study of War (ISW) Details: In its assessment,

Ukrainian units are not currently under threat of encirclement in Russia's Kursk Oblast, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on March 10. Syrskyi's statement follows reports on Russian and North Korean troops launching an attack on the Ukrainian-held town of Sudzha in Kursk Oblast.