From: Transform Ukraine 🇺🇦 By Douglas Landro / March 9, 2025
With communication lines severed and bridges destroyed, 10,000 Ukrainian troops risk encirclement as Russia exploits US intelligence sharing suspension to isolate Kyiv’s forces
Summary of the Day – March 8, 2025
Russia has launched a multi-directional offensive to eliminate Ukraine’s remaining positions in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, cutting supply routes and destroying bridges to prevent Ukrainian withdrawals. Ukrainian forces now face potential encirclement as Russian troops, reportedly including North Korean battalions, storm the key town of Sudzha. Meanwhile, deadly Russian missile strikes hit civilian areas across Ukraine, including a devastating attack on Dobropillia that killed 11 people and injured 50. As European nations scramble to fill the intelligence gap left by Washington’s withdrawal, President Zelensky prepares a delegation for critical peace talks in Saudi Arabia while striking Russian oil infrastructure deep inside enemy territory.
Kursk Catastrophe: 10,000 Ukrainian Troops at Risk of Encirclement
Ukrainian forces are considering a withdrawal from Russia’s Kursk Oblast as approximately 10,000 troops face potential encirclement following a Russian breakthrough that has cut off vital supply lines. The Telegraph reported on March 8 that Russia’s intensified multi-directional assault has destroyed Ukrainian logistics routes, leaving defenders cut off from ammunition and fuel supplies.
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