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,

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.

Ukraine's General Staff on March 14 denied claims that Ukrainian troops were encircled in Kursk Oblast amid Russia's ongoing offensive in the region. The General Staff said that Russia had been reporting an alleged encirclement of Ukrainian forces in Kursk Oblast "for political purposes and to put pressure on Ukraine and its partners.