“In the area of the village of Grabovskoe in the Sumy region, which is located directly on the border with the Russian Federation, the Russian military is trying to attack and advance deep into Ukraine, but the Defense Forces are holding their positions and inflicting fire damage on the enemy.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: spokesman of the State Border Service Andriy Demchenko on the air of the telethon
Demchenko’s direct speech: “If we talk about the border with the Russian Federation in general, there are many such settlements. The Russians, who have entered there and are trying to advance deep into our territory, are not successful. The units of the Defense Forces, in particular the Armed Forces and the DPSU, prevent the enemy from doing this, using, in particular, artillery and drones.”
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Details: According to the spokesman, at the beginning of the active actions of the enemy, Ukrainian units had to withdraw from separate positions, but the Russian forces were unable to advance beyond the settlement.
The Ukrainian military and border guards use, in particular, artillery and drones and continue to attack the enemy:
“I will note once again: the enemy is unable to advance beyond this settlement, it is hit by fire and the positions occupied by our servicemen are held.”
Demchenko also reported that Russian troops remain active in certain sections of the border within Khota and Yunakiv communities in Sumy Oblast, but the intensity of attacks there has decreased and the enemy is not achieving results.
What preceded:
- On December 23, DeepState reported that the Russian military controls the village of Grabovskoe in the Sumy Oblast.
- On December 22, President Volodymyr Zelenskyi said that Russian troops captured 52 civilians, including children, from the village of Grabovskoe in the Sumy region, and also captured 13 soldiers of the Defense Forces.
- Earlier, the publication “Kordon.Media” reported that on the night of December 20, in the Krasnopil region of the Sumy region, Russian troops entered the border village of Grabovskoe, located directly on the border line.
- The following day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed that Russian troops crossed the state border of Ukraine near the village of Grabovskoe in the Sumy region on the border with Russia and took more than 50 civilians from there. There, according to the HUK, “stabilization measures” are ongoing.
- Analytical project DeepState reports that a group of Ukrainian fighters who held the border area in the village of Grabovskoe, in the Sumy Oblast, was irresponsible in carrying out tasks, which led to the fact that the Russians entered there.