The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation broke through the border in Sumy region: what is happening in the north (map)
"On June 9, the Russian forces made a limited cross -border invasion of Sumy region, but probably did not establish a significant or prolonged presence in the area," the statement said. According to geolocation of June 9, the infantry of the Russian Federation crossed the border in Sumy region and entered Rizhivka, moving about 730 meters deep into Ukraine.
According to Chechnya Chairman Ramzan Kadyrov, the units of the Akhmat-Chechnya regiment captured the whole village, but the ISW analysts did not observe the visual confirmation that the enemy was operating on the northeast part of Ryzhivka. On June 20, Vadim Misynko OK Prescriber noted that the defense forces have known since the winter that Chechen units are operating on the border.
In particular, the unit that spent the raid is a small DRG, while Rizhivka is a "gray zone" because of proximity to the border. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the enemy was conducting a propaganda surgery in Ryzhivka, but the Armed Forces destroyed the Russian presence in the village. Some Russian troops described the situation as "raid", while others denied information about the capture of Ryzhivka.
One millblogger stressed that Ryzhivka was related to the Russian border settlement of Totkino of the Kursk region, whereas before the start of a full -scale invasion, the local locally walked freely in two villages. Analysts added that they were still observed reports on limited Russian land attacks near the border with Sumy region. We will remind, on June 10 the head of the CPD Andriy Kovalenko informed that the enemy tried to touch Ukrainian defense in the direction of Rizhivka in Sumy region.