Russian fire fighters intensified the assault on border positions in the Sumy region. The enemy also attacks civil and critical infrastructure.
RBC-Ukraine reports this via a post on the Facebook page of the Sumy Regional Military Administration.
According to the words of the head of the Sumy OVA Volodymyr Artyukh, at the hour of the meeting for the sake of defense, over the past year the intensity of hostile assault operations in the border region has increased by 30%.
The official informed that over the past few days, Russian occupiers have established 47 assault positions of Ukrainian soldiers in Sumshchyna. It appears that the main conflict lies between the settlements of Zhuravka and Basivka.
“The goal is to concentrate on the counter-offensive operation in the Kursk region, and our troops will give every day to the enemy and incur significant expenses,” the OVA official said.
He also noted that the intensity of the standstill of ZSU aircraft has increased, which is “very important for supporting the Security Forces and defense of the enemy’s weakened forces and capabilities.”
In addition, the official confirmed, the occupiers will continue shelling along the border of Sumy region, hitting civilian and critical infrastructure.
As Artyukh told us, the main targets of the enemy were the grub industry (bread and meat factories, dairies, etc.).
As stated in the OVA, the enemy fired 307 ceramic bombs across the territory of the Sumy region, and the most casualties among Russian KABs were Krasnopilska, Miropilska, Yunakivska, Khotinska, Velikopisarivska community.
Activation of the city of Sumy region
In the middle of the birch forest, the riverman of the operational-tactical grouped army “Siversk” Vadim Misnik is convinced that near the Sumy region, they are careful not to let the smallest number of Russian subdivisions reach the cordon. were involved in the Kursk operation.
Before this, the Center for Anti-Disinformation at the RNBO of Ukraine reported that the Russian occupiers would accumulate forces for more active actions in the border region of Sumy. However, don’t talk about the attack on Sumi.
Also, based on information from the State Cordon Service, the DRG’s wardens are trying to cross the Ukrainian cordon in the Sumy region, as well as avoid local violence.
On February 27, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that intelligence had recorded the Russian Federation’s preparations for a new offensive. The head of the state clarified that the threat is directed at Sumy, Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhya regions.
For days, the head commander of the ZSU, Oleksandr Sirsky, stated that Russia had actually launched a new attack on the Kharkiv and Sumy regions. Zokrema, during the last two hours the number of offensive actions from the side of the enemy increased. According to the general’s words, the Russians are again trying to create a “buffer zone” on the territory of the Kharkiv, Sumy, and Chernigov regions.
9th quarter, President Zelensky confirmed that the actions of the ZSU on Belgorodsky directly thwarted the plans of the Russians to attack the Kharkiv and Sumy regions. Vin explained that the enemy did not manage to make a pressing offensive “fist”.
Additionally, in the 10th quarter of the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), experts assessed the capabilities of the Russian Army to attack Sumi. Analysts also pointed out a number of important points.
Zokrema, in ISW, indicates that the military command of the Russian Federation is apparently trying to form a buffer zone around the international cordon in the Sumy region, although “Russian commanders can push their way further into the Sumy region and directly to Sumi’s place in the future.”
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