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Russian troops launched 44 strikes on 30 settlements in the Sumy region over the past day. According to Ukrinform, the Sumy region police reported this on Facebook. The attacks targeted the Sumy, Shostka, Okhtyrka, and Konotop districts. A total of 121 explosions were recorded.
The Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday that its forces captured the settlement of Chervona Zorya in Ukraine's Sumy region. In a statement on Telegram, the ministry said the village went under Russia's control as a result of the operation carried out by the Sever (North) group of forces.
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Russia tests defenses near Ukraine's Sumy: Is a 'buffer zone' possible?
What's driving Russia’s attempt to carve out a "buffer zone"? Russian troops have stepped up activity along the border of the Sumy region. The enemy’s goal remains unchanged — to create a so-called “buffer zone.
SUMY, Ukraine — That terrible Sunday keeps replaying in Natalia Tsybulko's head. The huge explosions. The frantic calls to find her daughter. The words from her son-in-law that shattered her life. "'Mom, Olena is no longer with us'," Tsybulko recalled ...
Ukraine is facing a severe Power Crisis. Russian missile and drone attacks have damaged energy infrastructure in Kharkiv, Sumy, and Chernihiv regions. Thousands of households and businesses were left without electricity on March 9.