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Despite current Russian encirclement attempts in Kursk Oblast, military experts credit Ukraine's cross-border operation with preventing Russian advances in Donbas by diverting 60,000 troops from critical frontline areas.

Russian airborne and special forces units target Ukrainian positions around Sudzha while attempting to shift combat into Ukrainian territory, having suffered over 54,900 casualties since August in the costliest cross-border battle of the war.