Russian troops move to Sumy in North Ukraine

Russian troops move to Sumy in North Ukraine

The Russian armed forces set their advance in the Northern Ukranische Ukranische Ukranische Landy And artillery is, so Ukrainian officials and analysts. According to Ivan Shevtsov, a spokesman for the Ukrainian military in the region, the Russian armed forces continuously bomb the area and further evacuations are carried out by civilians.

Current situation in Sumy

"At the moment, the enemy has already occupied about 15 kilometers on the front line and 6-7 kilometers deep into our area," said Shevtsov. The Russians try to work towards the city of Yunakivka, which is only a few kilometers away from their current positions.

attacks on civil areas

The Sumy military administration reported that Russian troops have carried out almost 150 bombings on 47 settlements in the region in the past 24 hours. In the meantime, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that its troops have conquered the village of Andriivka while expanding the front line, the official news agency TASS.

follow other Russian attacks

Shevtsov pointed out that the Russians could increasingly start coordinated attacks on the city of Sumy with further advances. The current population of the city is unknown, but previously around 250,000 people lived there. The unofficial Ukrainian group Deepstate, which monitors the front lines, reported that the Russian armed forces have occupied another settlement in northern Sumy, which means that they are only about 20 kilometers from the city of Sumy.

The threat from enemy drones

"The situation in the north of the Sumy region continues to deteriorate due to the constant pressure of the enemy and a large number of infantry," said Deepstate. "The threat of enemy advance is that the distance of 20-25 kilometers is achieved, which enables FPV drones to fly into the city of Sumy." They added that Ukrainian armed forces could not arrive against the use of the Russians' fiber optics drones, which are able to avoid disorders.

Lack of personnel at the Ukrainian army

"A separate problem is the lack of personnel to hold back the enemy, which is serious," continued Deepstate. In the past few weeks, the Russians have strengthened their units in the region, as the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported after President Vladimir Putin visited the adjacent Russian region of Kursk in mid -May and ordered the creation of a buffer zone within Sumy

military location and warnings

Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj warned last month that Russia has set up more than 50,000 troops near the Sumy region. The Ukrainian armed forces are now overstretched at several points on the front line - from the northern border to the Black Sea. ISW reported on Monday that the Russian armed forces recently intensified their ground attacks and used several experienced brigades, including air landing forces.

attacks on Sumy Stadt

Shevtsov, the Ukrainian military spokesman, emphasized that the Russian armed forces "not only intend to create a so-called buffer zone at a depth of 20-30 kilometers, but to conquer the entire region of Sumy". On Tuesday, the city of Sumy was hit by a rocket attack in which three people died and about 20 injured, according to the local military administration. Selenskyj described this attack as "a cruel blow ... which aimed directly at the city and its ordinary streets with rocket artillery".

outlook on the military strategy

On Monday, Selenskyj described the north of Sumy as one of the "hottest" areas of the front line. However, it is likely that taking the regional capital Sumy is a challenge for the Russians because the terrain is majority. Nevertheless, the Russian military strategy can prevent the Ukrainians from laying their troops to Donetsk and other front sections. According to ISW, "Russian armed forces have not conquered a Ukrainian city with a pre-war population of more than 100,000 since July 2022.