The Russian Federation wants to occupy Kharkiv or Sumy: Commander of the Land Forces warned about the risks for Ukraine

He stressed that Kharkiv is another possible goal of the Russian summer offensive. Ukrainian special services, in his words, know that the occupiers really have a plan for capturing Sumy and Kharkiv. Oleksandr Pavlyuk did not indicate how much such plans can realize the enemy. "We do not know how serious these plans are and whether they are able to implement them with the forces that they have at their disposal," he said.

The military still expressed optimism that the long -awaited military assistance package from the United States, combined with the revival of European support, can not only blunt the offensive of Russian troops in the summer. This may give Ukraine a strategic initiative. Russian troops, as noted in the report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on May 3, retain military presence in border areas, carry out sabotage and intelligence activities.

The enemy also fired settlements from the territory of the Russian Federation, increases the density of mine-explosive barriers along the state border of Ukraine. The invaders have inflicted aviation blows in the areas of settlements Krasny Khutir of Chernihiv region, as well as on the settlement of the middle-house. Aviation strokes were struck in the villages of Dergachi, Rublen and Lipka of Kharkiv region.

Mortar and artillery shellings have been suffered by more than 20 settlements, among them the spinners of the Chernihiv region, as well as Yaststrubine, Oleksandrivka, Volfine, Stepok, Vodolaga, Velika Pisarivka of Sumy region. In the Kupyansk direction, our warriors reflects 9 attacks in the areas of settlements Sinkivka, Novoyegorovka, Kislivka, Berestovo, Kharkiv region; Stelmakhivka of Lugansk region.