“Russian troops were able to advance in the north of Sumy region from late February – early March. One of the reasons was that capable units were brought out of this direction, and unarmed formations with minimal security came into their place.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: The material of the UP “Do you step on a booth? We are stepping on a rake.” That happens in Sumy region, which the Russian army is moving
Details: It is reported that the first attempts of the Russians to break in the direction of the villages of New, Zhuravka and Basivka took place at the end of winter. The UP recorded that already on March 13, during the release of Ukrainian forces from the Kursk region, the military reported the Russians on ATVs in Basivka – the second village from the border.
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“Everyone thinks that the Russians have done it in a week, but it all lasts from mid -February. Just Deepstate has not updated this area for a long He was captured by the Russians from June 7-UP), “says the UP serviceman from the 17th Brigade.
According to the military, society only notices a threat now, although Russian advancement lasts more than three months. During this time, the Russian Federation captured a dozen small villages in the northeast of the region. According to DeepState, the area of the occupied territory is almost 200 square kilometers – this is about a fifth of the territory of Kursk, which Ukraine managed to capture during the offensive last summer.
The publication of “Ukrainian Truth” states that the reason for the rapid promotion of Russians was the withdrawal from the region of the most capable crews – someone was transferred to the offensive on Donetskino, someone on Donetsk region, where the Russians will probably cause the main blow this summer.
Instead, the Kursk troops were transferred to the wealthy newly formed units. One of these crews, as you know, came to Sumy region without any idea of hostilities and with a meager number of own drones.
“We need reserves, we need strong FPV-profession,”-explains the UP experienced fighter of one of the Brigades of DShV.
In addition to the lack of people and equipment, the defense line in the region was poorly fortified. There was no solid line of defense along the border over Khotinnya, Pisarivka and Yunakivka. Only single trenches and dugouts.
“When we sat in Russian positions, we were very surprised that they have trenches of 6-8 kilometers that stretch underground and all lead to the border, to the KPVV. They strengthened their border very well. And now we are in Sumy region, and here you have nothing to do. 2014.
When Kursk stood, it was possible to include fantasy and make an underworld in Sumy region. But no one did anything. If we pulled the nets above the roads before, the situation in the Kurshchyna could develop differently, ” – the chief sergeant of one of the UAV units, who previously fought in Kurschyna and now operates in Sumy region, is indignant in a conversation with the UP.
“There was definitely nothing harbored there. While it was possible to make fortifications with equipment, no one did it,”-confirms our interlocutor in the 17th brigade.
More about what happened in Sumy region after the release of defense forces from Kurschyna, which is now the situation on the enemy of the area near the border, and as the approach of the line of combat collision affects the amounts themselves, read in the UP material.