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2025 Sumy Oblast Incursion
In an effort to counter Kursk offensive (2024–2025), Ukraine's 2024 offensive in Kursk, in early 2025 Russian forces launched cross-border incursions from Russia into Ukraine's adjacent Sumy Oblast. On 10 January 2025, Russian troops crossed the Russia–Ukraine border, international border into Ukraine's Sumy Oblast, advancing west of Zhuravka. However, a few days later, the Ukrainian military claimed their forces had successfully pushed back the Russian attack. In mid-February, Russian forces launched another cross-border incursion, claiming to have entered the villages of Novenke, Sumy Oblast, Novenke and Basivka, Sumy Oblast, Basivka. The former village was captured within a few days. By the end of February, Ukraine's Center for Combatting Disinformation acknowledged the presence of Russian forces, while DeepStateMap.Live, DeepState described Basivka and Novenke, Sumy Oblast, Novenke as "gray zones." Background Throughout 2024, Russian forces had launched limited cro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Ukraine Border Skirmishes
A series of border skirmishes has taken place along the Russia–Ukraine border in Sumy Oblast, Sumy and Chernihiv Oblast, Chernihiv Oblasts since the Northern Ukraine campaign, withdrawal of Russian troops from northern Ukraine. Ukrainian officials have stated that strikes across the border happen daily. Background By the 4th of April 2022, Russian forces had withdrawn from the Sumy Oblast following the failure of the Northern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian offensive towards Kyiv, but shelling still continued across the border. Incidents March 2022 Local authorities in the Kursk Oblast announced on 29 March that a border checkpoint had been shelled from Ukrainian territory. The location in Ukraine from which the shelling was carried out was reportedly struck in return. The same day, according to Sumy Oblast governor Dmytro Zhyvytskyi, the Russian military blew up one of its own BTR (vehicle), BTRs at the Ryzhivka border checkpoint, in order to pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |