Rustem Umerov denied the claims spread by Russian propaganda of the alleged encirclement of a large number of Ukrainian troops in Kursk region. — Ukrinform.

In the Kursk region, no Ukrainian units are surrounded. Ukrainian forces have withdrawn to more advantageous defensive positions. This was stated by Ukraine's Defense Minister, Rustem Umerov, according to an interview with Fox News.

A Russian service member walks past destroyed buildings in the town of Sudzha, which was recently retaken by Russia's armed forces in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in the Kursk region, Russia,

Ukrainian forces have pulled almost entirely out of the Kursk region of Russia, ending an offensive that had stunned the Kremlin over the summer with its speed and audacity.

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has denied claims by President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin that Ukrainian forces in Kursk were surrounded.