Ukraine's General Staff on March 16 confirmed Ukrainian troops' withdrawal from the logistics hub of Sudzha in Russia's Kursk Oblast, days after Moscow claimed its capture. Without confirming the withdrawal with a statement,

A team of high-level Russian diplomats is visiting Pyongyang, but their mission in the North Korean capital is unknown.

The publication noted that Ukraine’s months-long campaign to seize and hold Russian territory, which began in August 2024, appears to be nearing its end. According to Pasi Paroinen, a military analyst with Finland’s Black Bird Group,