"At the same time, the enemy uses the usual tactics for the destruction of civilian infrastructure. This is happening in the territory of the settlements Zhuravka and Veselivka of the Khotyn community, as well as the villages of Basivka and the new young man," - said Oleg Grigorov, the head of Sumy OVA. Now, according to OVA, the corresponding settlements are "in the gray zone". These settlements are not controlled by the Russian army and it is not about their occupation. There are combat clashes.
Currently, civilian population is evacuated from settlements. The enemy is now not moving in these areas. This information was not commented at the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. On the DeepState analyst map, these settlements are in the gray zone. It should be noted that on April 28, the journalist "Border. Media" Alona Yatsina told about the offensive of the Russian Federation in the Sumy region, which began, approximately, in February 2025.
According to her, the Russians seized villages on the border north of Sumy. On the Deepstate analysts map, these villages are marked in the gray zone, and the hostilities area corresponds to the specified ISW - 54 square meters. km. On the same day, the General Staff did not confirm the information on the promotion of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Sumy region.
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