The Russian military attacked the Shostka community of Sumy region with drones, damaging the premises of an agricultural enterprise, equipment, and power lines.
A fire and rescue unit of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES) sustained damage in the Krasnopillia community, Sumy region, during a Russian airstrike.
In the area of responsibility of the Siversk Operational Tactical Grouping (OTG), the situation remains under the control of Ukraine's Defense Forces, but the highest concentration of enemy troops is observed near Sumy region.
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Russia is preparing for new offensives in Sumy, Kharkiv, and Zaporizhzhia regions. He emphasized that Russia wants war, which is why sanctions pressure cannot be eased.
Russian troops launched an air strike on the village of Krasnopillia, Sumy region, damaging a cultural center, killing one person and injuring another.
Russian forces launched strikes with glide bombs on Krasnopillia in Sumy region which claimed the lives of a man and a woman and damaged several homes.
Russians are trying to accumulate and gain a foothold in the area of Novenke and Zhuravka villages in Sumy region in order to surround the Ukrainian Defense Forces, which are conducting an operation in Kursk region, or to cut off their logistics routes.
In Sumy region, Ukrainian border guards, in cooperation with other units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine, successfully stopped a Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group (SRG) from penetrating the region.