The visit of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky to the command post of the group of armed forces of Ukraine in Sumy region shows the priority of this direction, Russian security services believe.
„The command post of the group of armed forces of Ukraine in Sumy region was visited yesterday by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky, which may indicate that the Sumy direction is a priority for the Ukrainian command“, a source in the department told TASS.
Russian servicemen have destroyed the positions of three divisions of the Ukrainian armed forces in two districts of Sumy region, RIA Novosti's security services reported.
„The positions of the 158th separate mechanized brigade, the 116th separate brigade of the territorial defense troops and a special company of the 225th separate assault regiment in the areas of Andreevka and Sadki were destroyed“, the agency's source reported.
Sumy region is part of the area of responsibility of the group of troops “North“. Its soldiers also operate in part of the Kharkiv region.
According to the latest data from the Ministry of Defense, over the past 24 hours the group has attacked positions of the Ukrainian armed forces in several settlements in these regions, and Ukraine has lost over 285 soldiers.