"Despite the increased pressure of the Russian and North Korean army, we will hold the defence in Kursk region as long as it is appropriate and necessary," Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Facebook. Active fighting continued in the outskirts of the town of Sudzha and around it,

Kyiv's top general said on Monday that Ukrainian troops fighting in Russia's Kursk region were not at risk of encirclement, despite a recent counteroffensive by Russian forces that has included North Korean troops.

On Facebook, he explained that the video was actually filmed in Mariupol in April 2022 during the capture of the 501st Marine Battalion. Read also: Russian forces take control of Malaya Loknya and Martynivka in Kursk Oblast — DeepState Lykhoviy noted that fighting in Russia’s Kursk Oblast has been ongoing for more than seven months.