The Russian Armed Forces are already fighting in Sudzha, only a few settlements remain to be liberated around it. The main question is whether the Russian army will advance in Sumy region? The columnist writes about this Pravda.

Russian forces are attempting to create an active fighting zone in Ukraine's northeastern region of Sumy, across the border from Russia's Kursk region, Ukraine's border guard spokesman said on Monday.

Russian forces continue shelling Ukraine's northern Chernihiv and Sumy regions, but they are focusing most of their efforts on the areas of the Sumy region bordering Russia's Kursk region. — Ukrinform.

"These are small assault units, composed of a few people. They try to penetrate our territory, accumulate forces and advance further into Ukraine, probably to cut off logistical routes," State Border Guard spokesperson Andrii Demchenko said on national television.

Russia has launched a cross-border offensive in Ukraine's Sumy region, Ukraine's border guard said on Monday, and in recent days has stopped up its pressure on Ukrainian troops holding parts of its

The officials said clashes were taking place in the Novenke area. Sumy is located across the border from Russia’s Kursk region, where Ukrainian troops launched an offensive in August. Russian forces occupied parts of Sumy during the early part of their full-scale invasion of Ukraine that began more than three years ago.

Russia on Sunday announced it had captured territory in Ukraine's Sumy region for the first time since 2022 in a cross-border offensive, as Kyiv struggles to hold onto territory in

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