The situation on the front is exacerbated: about 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers may be surrounded after the Russian troops break across the border in the Sumy region. The Russian forces occupied the judge - a city that is located 11 kilometers deep into the Russian territory, which significantly complicates the situation for Ukrainian defenders.
Front breakthrough and threat of surroundings
Russian troops crossed the border on Friday, moving from the Kursk region towards Ukrainian positions. Sudzhi, which was previously controlled by Ukraine after last year's offensive, is now under the control of the invaders. This significantly complicates Ukrainian logistics and can lead to the loss of part of the territories in the Sumy region.
The threat of the environment is quite real. The DeepState project shows that three -quarters of Ukrainian forces in the area are at risk. Troops that remain near the border still have a connection with the main forces through a narrow corridor less than 500 meters wide, but Russian drones are actively attacking this area.
Ukrainian commanders evaluate the possibility of retreat to avoid losses. The junior sergeant, who communicated with The Telegraph journalists, noted that the command was considering the allocation of units to save the lives of the military.
North Korea's role and Russian tactics
It is reported that a considerable number of North Korean military people are involved in Ukrainian positions, which help the occupiers cut off Ukrainian units from supply. Russia uses drones to violate logistics chains, which further complicates the situation for the Ukrainian military.
The fighting continues in the direction of the villages of News and Basivka, as well as in the areas of the New and Old South. However, the Ukrainian military, including the fighters of the 95th Airborne Assault Brigade, the 115th Mechanized Brigade and the 8th Special Purpose Regiment, continue to resist the enemy.
Loss of US Intelligence and Critical Infrastructure Attack
The Russian breakthrough coincided with the US decision to stop the exchange of intelligence with Ukraine. According to a representative of Ukrainian military intelligence, it became a "complete shutdown of light", which complicates the forecasting of Russian attacks.
In addition, US President Donald Trump forbade US companies to provide satellite images to Ukraine, which was stopped with access to Maxar Technologies data. This significantly weakened Kiev's ability to track the movement of Russian troops and predict strikes on critical infrastructure.
As a result, on Friday, Russia struck a massive rocket strike on Ukrainian gas facilities, and attacked Kharkiv, Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, Odessa and Ternopil. Poland was forced to raise its fighter jets and bring air defense system to combat readiness.
Negotiations and prospect of truce
Against the background of exacerbation of hostilities, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky expressed his readiness for a partial truce, which could anticipate the termination of air strikes and attacks on critical infrastructure. He presented this initiative at the EU summit in Brussels.
Next week, Ukrainian and American high -ranking officials should meet in Saudi Arabia to discuss possible exchange of prisoners and further action in the war.
However, the Ukrainian military notes that the cessation of intelligence exchange and reduction of US military assistance has already significantly affected the situation at the front. One of the military said that "after everything that Trump did, the impression was that we were just left."
At the same time, warming leads to the intensification of hostilities, which can further complicate the situation in the coming weeks.
