Russia, Ukraine and Sumy
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Russia is advancing around Kostyantynivka and in the Sumy region with small, fast-moving units as both sides try a new tactic of using motorcycles and civilian cars to quickly cross open terrain.
Russia claimed Sunday that its forces are for the first time pushing into the central Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk, an area it has been trying to reach for months, in a move that could create new problems for Kyiv’s much-stretched forces.
Russia had announced plans to create a so-called “buffer zone” in Ukraine's Sumy and Kharkiv regions. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Russia has performed poorly on the battlefield in Ukraine and will likely hit the 1 million casualty mark in the summer of 2025. New CSIS data details Russia's slow rate of advance, heavy losses of equipment,
Seizing complete control of the region − nearly one-third of which remains under Ukrainian control − has been a primary goal for the Kremlin. The arrival of summer has made it easier for Russian forces to advance.
KYIV - Ukrainian forces have stopped Russian troops advancing in the northeastern Sumy region and are now battling along the border to regain control, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. Read more at straitstimes.
The Ukrainian President says that Moscow has amassed about 53,000 troops in the direction of the northeastern region