KIEV, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on Friday denied the reports that Ukrainian troops had been encircled in Russia's western Kursk region.

"Reports of the alleged encirclement of Ukrainian units by the enemy in the Kursk region are false," the General Staff said in a statement.

It noted that the situation in the Kursk region remained largely unchanged over the past day, with 13 combat clashes occurring since the beginning of Friday.

According to the statement, Ukrainian troops have successfully regrouped and withdrawn to more advantageous defensive positions.

"There is no threat of encirclement of our units," the General Staff emphasized.

Earlier in the day, U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that "thousands of Ukrainian troops are completely surrounded by the Russian military" in the Kursk region, the Ukrayinska Pravda media outlet reported. Enditem

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