The Russian army is storming Sudzha, Kursk oblast (state) inside Russia. Total chaos is taking place as the Ukrainian troops, with or without command orders, are fleeing on foot to the border as the Russian Northern group presses on.
Witnesses say "A complete massacre of Ukrainian troops on the border, a terrible military withdrawal" according to the Artillery and drone units working on destroying the Ukrainian enemy as they flee.
Overnight, Ukraine launched what is being described as "the largest drone attack of the war" firing at least 337 drones into Russia and hitting civilian targets in several places, including inside the city of Moscow.
The Russian Ministry of Defense says "A total of 343 Ukrainian drones were shot down overnight, including six in the area of the Kursk nuclear power plant."
"Kiev, on the eve of the US-Ukrainian negotiations, launched a massive attack on Russian civilian infrastructure facilities. Professional actions of air defense combat crews and electronic warfare systems thwarted the attack of the Kiev regime ," the Ministry added. As reported, the Kiev regime wanted to demonstrate Ukraine's ability to continue military operations with a massive strike on civilian targets.
Talks between the United States and Ukraine began this morning in Saudi Arabia.
The US rules out Ukraine's return to both 2014 and 2022 borders Sky News quotes US officials and diplomats as saying they "don't want to hear" any requests from Ukraine to restore the 2014 or 2022 borders. Ukraine will likely have to make significant concessions.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio explicitly stated this morning "Ukraine's only path to peace involves TERRITORIAL CONCESSIONS."
Ukraine had planned to attend these talks from a position of strength; however, the Russian offensive in the Sudzha region has completely undermined all of Zelensky's strong points in the negotiation process.
The Russian Armed Forces continue their counteroffensive in the Kursk region. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are rapidly losing their positions.
At this rate, by the end of this week, hostilities will shift to the territory of the Sumy region.
