The Russian occupation army is trying to capture only the border areas of the Sumy region, but the Ukrainian military is resisting this.
This was announced by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, General Oleksandr Syrsky, on the social network Facebook.
This is how the commander-in-chief explained the Russians' goals in the Sumy direction. According to him, the enemy seeks to knock Ukrainian forces out of the territory of the Kursk region and establish control over the border.
"Intensive hostilities are ongoing in Sumy Oblast in areas near the state border, as well as on the territory of the Russian Federation. Following the order of their leadership, Russian troops are trying to knock us out of the territory of Kursk Oblast and seize the border territories of Sumy Oblast," Syrskyi reported.
Syrsky noted that the aggressor's plans are being thwarted by the Ukrainian Defense Forces, which, in particular, with their active actions once again thwarted the enemy's offensive in the relevant direction.
Given this, I planned my work specifically in this direction to find out in detail the state of affairs in the brigades conducting defense there, to provide assistance to commanders in organizing combat operations and resolving problematic issues.
"Shortly before Easter, in the course of work, I met and listened to commanders, key officials of brigade headquarters, and chiefs of military branches, and made all necessary decisions on the ground regarding ensuring combat operations and replenishing MTZ and ammunition stocks," he said.
Syrsky also discussed with the commanders the prospects for the development and further increase in the combat capabilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the introduction of modern technologies, and the increase in the use of drones in brigades of all types.
He added that only being ahead of the enemy in high-tech weapons, building up robotic platforms and remotely controlled modules, and artificial intelligence in weapons will make it possible to effectively destroy enemy forces.
As Apostrophe reported, Russia has already gathered 60,000 troops in the Sumy direction . Thus, it seeks to create pressure to secure a favorable position at the negotiating table, the President of Ukraine believes.
Russian propagandists also wrote that fighting was ongoing in two settlements in Sumy region . They also announced the alleged destruction of dozens of Ukrainian armored vehicles.