Kyiv says Ukrainian troops 'regrouped' in Kursk Oblast, deny encirclement Ukrainian drones strike Russian gas facilities, missile depot, source claims Ukrainian drones strike Tuapse oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai,

The General Staff added that this information is being spread by Russia for “political purposes and to pressure Ukraine and its partners.” They also noted that the situation on the front line had not significantly changed in the past 24 hours.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on March 14 that Ukrainian soldiers must surrender in Kursk Oblast after U.S. President Donald Trump's request to "spare" the troops he claimed are surrounded. Ukraine denied claims that the country's troops are surrounded at any part of the front.