Are Russians advancing? Latest updates and battle maps from Sumy region
Photo: Russia continues offensive in Sumy region (Getty Images)
Heavy fighting continues in the border areas of Sumy region. The so-called "gray zone" is expanding, and the Russians may have captured another settlement.
What is happening in Sumy region and where the battles are taking place is detailed in the report by RBC-Ukraine below.
Andrii Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation, stated that intense fighting is ongoing in Sumy region.
"There are heavy battles in Sumy region. The Russians are also attacking with missiles, using Shahed drones, and saturating the front with drones," he wrote on Telegram.
Battle maps
Analysts from the DeepState service reported that Russian troops have advanced to the settlement of Volodymyrivka, which is now marked in red.
Photo: battle maps in Sumy region as of May 31 (screenshot deepstatemap.live)
As of the morning of June 1, the area near the border of Sumy region potentially controlled by Russian forces exceeds 108 square kilometers. Yesterday, this zone covered about 93 square kilometers.
Photo: battle maps in Sumy region as of May 30 (screenshot deepstatemap.live)
It is worth noting that the Sumy direction borders Kursk. Earlier, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russia is amassing troops in the Sumy direction. According to him, more than 50,000 enemy forces are currently concentrated there.
Border guards explained that these are the same troops Russia redeployed to Kursk region to try to push out the Defense Forces. Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi noted that the enemy holds "its best units in Kursk region, which it planned to deploy in the east."
Analysts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) point out that Russia aims to create a "buffer zone" in Sumy region within artillery range.
"On May 31, Russian forces continued offensive operations in Sumy region but did not achieve confirmed progress," the ISW report says.
Photo: ISW battle map (understandingwar.org)
According to analysts, fighting continues near the following settlements in Sumy region: Lokna, Yunakivka, Bilovody, Vodolahy, Volodymyrivka, Oleksiivka, Kindrativka, and Novomykolaivka.
Evacuation in Sumy region
Evacuation of the population continues in the border districts of Sumy region. The enemy has intensified combat operations and is actively striking border areas with guided bombs, drones, and more.
In total, more than 200 settlements in the region are subject to evacuation.
On May 31, Sumy OVA reported that mandatory evacuation was extended to 11 more settlements:
- Horobivka (Richkivska community);
- Shtanivka, Voronivka, Yanchenky (Bilopilska community);
- Tsymbalivka, Shkuratovka (Vorozhbyanska community);
- Krovne, Mykolaivka, Rudnivka, Spaske, Kapitanivka (Mykolaivska community).
Due to the threat, several train and electric train routes have also been changed in Sumy region.
