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It added Russia was “intensifying offensive operations” in parts of the front line “in order to capitalise” on the cessation of US aid, with some 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers at risk of being encircled in the Kursk region as Russia bears down on the only escape route.


The withdrawal of military aid and intelligence is already having an effect on the battlefield, with F-16 fighter jets donated to Ukraine by the US thought to have been left without effective radar.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/03/09/russia-ukraine-zelensky-putin-war-latest-news/
The Institute of War Studies, an influential think tank in Washington, said on Sunday that it was “notable” that Ukraine has not been able to shoot down missiles from Russia in recent days.

It added Russia was “intensifying offensive operations” in parts of the front line “in order to capitalise” on the cessation of US aid, with some 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers at risk of being encircled in the Kursk region as Russia bears down on the only escape route.