The situation in the Kursk region has worsened lately. The Russian military, attempting to cut off the logistics of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), has made advances toward the critical Sumy-Sudzha highway and to some extent has reduced the width of the Ukrainian forces’ bridgehead,

FILE PHOTO: A police officer walks at the site of a warehouse hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Sumy, Ukraine March 6, 2025. Press service of the National Police of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

"These are small assault units, composed of a few people. They try to penetrate our territory, accumulate forces and advance further into Ukraine, probably to cut off logistical routes," State Border Guard spokesperson Andrii Demchenko said on national television.

Russia has launched a cross-border offensive in Ukraine's Sumy region, Ukraine's border guard said on Monday, and in recent days has stopped up its pressure on Ukrainian troops holding parts of its

A Russian offensive supported by North Korean troops in the past few days has made a serious advance in Russia's Kursk region northeast of Ukraine, breaking through Ukrainian positions and forcing them to withdraw to new defense lines,

The officials said clashes were taking place in the Novenke area. Sumy is located across the border from Russia’s Kursk region, where Ukrainian troops launched an offensive in August. Russian forces occupied parts of Sumy during the early part of their full-scale invasion of Ukraine that began more than three years ago.

Russia on Sunday announced it had captured territory in Ukraine's Sumy region for the first time since 2022 in a cross-border offensive, as Kyiv struggles to hold onto territory in