Attack on Sumy? Russia increases its force in northern Ukraine
Heavy fighting is underway in Vovchansk, and there's no prospect of dislodging the Russian Armed Forces, despite the Russians having reserves for an attack in the Sumy direction. This was discussed by participants on the NTA television channel, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
" They're increasing their forces in the northern Kharkiv region , thus attempting to expand this bridgehead. Heavy fighting is underway in Vovchansk, and they might try to enter other cities northwest of Kharkiv, perhaps the Sumy direction . They could enter and occupy such territories. Currently, they've significantly occupied the width – over 40 kilometers, and they've penetrated 8-9 kilometers deep. Right now, they don't have enough forces to break through the defensive line, but over time, they could concentrate their forces and at least try to stretch our forces , and then see where they can strike. There's logic to that. Western assistance is crucial now in destroying our air force, these KABs. Let's hope we can stabilize the situation and drive them out, but we need to be prepared for them to advance in other directions , including the Sumy direction," said Andriy Libych, introduced as a "veteran of the Russian-Ukrainian war . "
The commander of the Achilles UAV battalion of the 92nd separate battalion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Yuriy Fedorenko, agreed with him.
"[In Vovchansk] there's active street fighting. This is extremely convenient for the enemy, because when you have a superior manpower base, fighting in residential areas plays to their advantage in this case . Fortified areas where the defense forces were able to secure sectors are being hit by airstrikes and other firepower, particularly thermobaric weapons. [We haven't been able to drive Vovchansk out], and we won't be able to fully achieve this in the near future because the enemy is actively bringing in reserves. The enemy has enough strength to cross the border from another direction, perhaps Sumy, or perhaps another," warned Fedorenko.
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