The Russian army has changed its tactics in using equipment near the border with the Sumy region and has shifted to small assault groups. The enemy is attempting to advance deeper into Ukrainian territory and expand the combat zone,

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.

"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.

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.

Russia has captured territory in Ukraine's Sumy region for the first time since 2022 as Kyiv struggles to hold areas it seized last year in Russia's Kursk region. The Russian advances come as

Russian forces retook control of village of Lebedevka in Kursk, captured villages of Novenke, Kostiantynopil in Ukraine's Sumy and Donetsk, respectively, claims Defense Ministry - Anadolu Ajansı

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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