The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation entered Sumy region: what is happening in the region (map)

Any Russian offensive in the Sumy region is aimed at distracting the forces of defense from other critical areas at the front, the ISW analysts believe. To the north of Zhuravka of Sumy region, the Ukrainian military fired the positions of invaders in houses and forests. Analysts of the Institute of War Study have stated that it is unclear whether the opponent is preparing for the offensive on the region. They reported this in the daily report for July 1.

At the end of June, the Ukrainian military fired the limited positions of the enemy in the homes and forests in the north of Zhuravka of Sumy region, the settlement is located less than two kilometers from the state border and about 35 kilometers from the regional center.

It is unclear whether Russian invaders have established a constant presence in these positions and are preparing for a greater offensive operation in the Sumy region, whether these positions were the result of a limited cross -border raid of the enemy in the Sumy region. "ISW continues to estimate that any Russian offensive in the Sumy region aims to press and distract the Ukrainian forces from other critical sections of the front line," the message reads.

The invaders continued the offensive in the Liptsi, Hlyboki, Vovchanskaya during June 30 and July 1. However, there were no confirmed changes on the front line. In the General Staff of the Armed Forces, they said that during July 1, the enemy tried 11 times to storm defense borders in the area of ​​Hlyboki, Liptsi and Vovchansk. The situation under the control of defense forces.

Recall that the ISW analysts in the report for June 27 told that the occupiers can prepare for a new offensive in the south, in the direction of Zolochev, or west, in the Sumy region. Operational uncertainty helps the enemy to fix and draw Ukrainian fighters along the wider front in the north of Kharkiv. On June 26, the Armed Forces General Staff told that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation did not create offensive groups in the Sumy region.