““Unfortunately, the situation in the Sumy region, especially within the settlements of the Yunak and Khotin communities, is not easy because the enemy continues to press””, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
“Unfortunately, the situation in the Sumy region, especially within the settlements of the Yunak and Khotin communities, is not easy, because the enemy continues to press,” he said.
Demchenko emphasized that the forces of the Russian Federation use infantry groups – small assault groups to “accumulate and carry out their own fighting, attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the territory of Ukraine.”
“It already lasts for some time. It is most active in the direction of the settlements Basivka and Zhuravka. But over the last period, the enemy expands this territory of the event of small assault groups, in particular, these are the directions of the settlements of Veselivka, Vladimirivka, ”Demchenko said.
The other day, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia has harvested 50,000 soldiers near the Sumy region. On May 29, a spokesman for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine Andriy Demchenko stressed that Russia has accumulated enough strength to try to attack Sumy region.
On May 26, the head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration informed that the Russian army controls four settlements in the border regions: new, Basivka of the Yunakiv Community and Veselivka, Zhuravko of the Khotin Community. The head of the region added that the inhabitants of these villages were previously evacuated, so there is no threat to civilian population.
On May 29, Grigorov noted that the situation in the Sumy region remains “complex but controlled”, and called on residents of border areas not to delay evacuation.
On May 22, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared the intention of the Russian forces to create a “buffer zone” along the border with Ukraine.