Russian forces seize up to 4-km strip along Ukraine's border in Sumy region
Photo: Russians have occupied a 4-km-wide strip along the border in the Sumy region (Getty Images)
In the Sumy region, along the Ukrainian border, Russian troops have occupied a strip up to 4 kilometers deep, according to Viktor Trehubov, spokesperson for the Joint Forces Grouping.
"Separately, we still have a little bit of the Sumy region - this is our part of the Northern-Slobozhanskyi direction. And the situation there is quite stable. The Russians have occupied a strip along the Ukrainian border. It is not deep, from 2 to 4 kilometers," Trehubov said.
According to him, the Russians tried to expand this strip, but failed.
"They cannot expand it, but it is bad that they have drawn such a strip right along the border," the spokesperson noted.
He also said that in the Velykoburlutskyi direction, the Russians had become more active and started putting pressure on Ukrainian defenders.
In the Southern-Slobozhanskyi direction, the Russians have exhausted their offensive potential, but still continue their attempts to advance southward.
"They have somewhat exhausted their offensive potential at the end of summer. And there is a very funny schizophrenia there with the contrast between their statements and their actual gains on the ground," Trehubov added.
The State Border Guard Service reported that Russia could intensify its sabotage activities in the Sumy and Chernihiv regions. But no signs of a buildup of forces for active assaults on Ukrainian positions are currently being recorded.
North Korean military personnel could replace Russian units in certain areas of the front, presumably in northern Ukraine in the Sumy region. This would allow Russia to redeploy its forces to the Lyman tactical area.
