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Russian Forces Take Control of Four Villages in Sumy Region, Ukraine Confirms

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Russian Forces Take Control of Four Villages in Sumy Region, Ukraine Confirms
Illustrative image. Ukrainian Marines of the 37th Marine Brigade crawl through a muddy ditch overcoming an obstacle course during military exercises on May 13, 2025, in an unspecified region in Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)

Russia has taken control of several villages in Ukraine’s northern Sumy region as it presses forward with its stated goal of creating a “buffer zone” along the border, according to Sumy Regional Military Administration head Oleh Hryhorov on May 27.

Russian forces are occupying the villages of Novenke and Basivka in the Yunakivka community, as well as Veselivka and Zhuravka in the Khotin community.

“There is no threat to the civilian population, as residents of these villages were evacuated long ago,” Hryhorov noted.

Ukrainian officials report ongoing fighting on the outskirts of Vodolahy, as well as near the villages of Volodymyrivka, Bilovody, Kostiantynivka, and Kindrativka in the Khotin community. Clashes are also continuing around Loknia in the Yunakivka community.

Despite the incursion, Ukraine’s Armed Forces are holding the line.

“All components of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are keeping the situation under control, delivering precise fire strikes against the enemy,” officials said.

“Our defenders are firmly repelling enemy attacks and preventing any deeper advance into Sumy region territory.”

Earlier, reports emerged that Russian troops were increasing their use of small assault groups across a wider range of directions in Ukraine’s Sumy region.

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