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Al Arabiya
5 days ago
- General
- Al Arabiya
Ukrainian drones damage hospital, homes in Russia's Kursk, official says
Ukrainian drones launched a night-time attack on Russia's western Kursk region, damaging a hospital and apartment buildings and injuring at least one person, the regional governor said early on Friday. Across the border in Ukraine's Sumy region, the regional governor reported fresh fighting in villages near the border toward which Russia has been seizing territory. He said various areas in his region were constantly changing hands. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he wants to create a buffer zone in Sumy, which was used to help launch Ukraine's incursion into Kursk last year. In the Kursk region, where Russia's military says Ukrainian forces who staged the incursion last August have been ejected, Governor Alexander Khinshtein said Ukrainian drones swarmed the main town, also called Kursk. 'Drone fragments damaged the No. 1 city hospital in Kursk. Windows were smashed. Fortunately, no patients were injured,' Khinshtein wrote on the Telegram messaging app. 'Falling drone fragments have also damaged high-rise apartment buildings.' Ukraine's military says its forces remain active in small areas of Kursk region. Authorities in Sumy region, under constant Russian attack for months, acknowledged this week that Russian forces were in control of at least four villages near the border. 'Active battles continue in certain border areas, notably around the settlements of Khotyn and Yunakivka,' Governor Oleh Hryhorov wrote on Facebook. 'The situation on the line of contact is constantly changing. In some places, we hold the initiative; in others the enemy is proving to be active.' Russia's Defence Ministry on Thursday said its forces had captured three more villages as it slowly advances through parts of eastern Ukraine. These were Stroivka in northeastern Kharkiv region, where Moscow has long been applying pressure, and Shevchenko Pershe and Hnativka near the town of Pokrovsk, the focal point of Russia's westward drive for months. Ukrainian military reports have made no acknowledgement of any of the three villages coming under Russian control. A statement on Thursday evening said Russian forces had launched 53 attacks over 24 hours near Pokrovsk.
Reuters
5 days ago
- General
- Reuters
Ukrainian drones damage hospital, homes in Russia's Kursk, official says
May 30 (Reuters) - Ukrainian drones launched a night-time attack on Russia's western Kursk region, damaging a hospital and apartment buildings and injuring at least one person, the regional governor said early on Friday. Across the border in Ukraine's Sumy region, the regional governor reported fresh fighting in villages near the border where Russia has been seizing territory. He said various areas in his region were constantly changing hands. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he wants to create a buffer zone in Sumy, which was used to help launch Ukraine's incursion into Kursk last year. In the Kursk region, where Russia's military says Ukrainian forces who staged the incursion last August have been ejected, Governor Alexander Khinshtein said Ukrainian drones swarmed the main town, also called Kursk. "Drone fragments damaged the No. 1 city hospital in Kursk. Windows were smashed. Fortunately, no patients were injured," Khinshtein wrote on the Telegram messaging app. "Falling drone fragments have also damaged high-rise apartment buildings." Ukraine's military says its forces remain active in small areas of Kursk region. Authorities in Sumy region, under constant Russian attack for months, acknowledged this week that Russian forces were in control of at least four villages near the border. "Active battles continue in certain border areas, notably around the settlements of Khotyn and Yunakivka," Governor Oleh Hryhorov wrote on Facebook. "The situation on the line of contact is constantly changing. In some places, we hold the initiative, in others the enemy is proving to be active." Russia's Defence Ministry on Thursday said its forces had captured three more villages as it slowly advances through parts of eastern Ukraine. These were Stroivka in northeastern Kharkiv region, where Moscow has long been applying pressure, and Shevchenko Pershe and Hnativka near the town of Pokrovsk, the focal point of Russia's westward drive for months. Ukrainian military reports have made no acknowledgement of any of the three villages coming under Russian control. A statement on Thursday evening said Russian forces had launched 53 attacks over 24 hours near Pokrovsk.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Russian advance in Ukraine's north east may be attempt to create 'buffer zone'
Russian forces are making gains in the Ukrainian north-eastern region of Sumy - a development that may be linked to Moscow's attempts to create "buffer zones" along the border, Ukrainian regional authorities have said. The head of the Sumy region Oleh Hryhorov said Russian forces have seized four villages and that fighting is continuing near other settlements in the area "with the aim of setting up a so-called 'buffer zone'". Russia maintains it has captured six villages in Sumy so far. Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a plan to create "security buffer zones" along the border. "Enemy firing points are being actively suppressed, the work is under way," he said. The buffer zones would be created to provide "additional support" to areas in Russia which border Ukraine's Kharkiv, Sumy and Chernihiv regions, Putin said. In a statement on Facebook on Monday, Sumy's Hryhorov wrote: "The enemy is continuing attempts to advance with the aim of setting up a so-called 'buffer zone'," He added that the villages of Novenke, Basivka, Veselivka and Zhuravka - all in Sumy - had been occupied. Kyiv has not yet officially stated that Russian troops are in the Sumy region and, when contacted by the BBC, Hryhorov declined to confirm the information he shared on Monday, saying only the military could comment on front-line activities. The General Staff's daily briefings only mentioned clashes and other military activities in "the Kursk direction" - meaning towards the border with Russia - without naming any specific locations. The Ukrainian army's group of forces that coordinate military activities in the region declined the BBC's request for comment, indicating that information about the Russian advancement in the north is an extremely sensitive issue for Ukrainian authorities. However, in his address on Monday night Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky mentioned Russia's "preparation for new offensives" – which was largely interpreted as a reference to the events in the Sumy region. Deep State map, a group that monitors the latest front-line developments in Ukraine, marked four Ukrainian villages as fully controlled by Russian forces even before Hyrhorov's announcement. Deep State's co-founder Roman Pohorily said that Russian troops have been pushing in those areas since March. Ukrainian military observer Kostyantyn Mashovets confirmed this, although he pointed out that Russia's advance has been very slow - about 1km (0.6 miles) in the past two weeks. Mr Mashovets also said Moscow recently relocated new units from the Donbas - to Sumy region. Colonel Vadym Mysnyk, a spokesperson for a formation of the ground forces that is involved in defending the Sumy region, said Russian forces mostly use small groups on motorbikes and buggies during their attacks. The movement of larger armoured vehicles could be quickly spotted by drones and destroyed, Col Mysnyk explained. On the battlefield, speed and mobility are crucial. But the Sumy region has regularly come under attack by Russian air strikes and artillery fire, with the regional administration reporting that since Saturday, Russia has dropped more than 30 guided bombs on the area. One of the biggest attacks took place last month when ballistic missiles hit the city of Sumy killing 34 people. Several weeks later, drones hit an intercity bus killing nine people. Russia targets residential buildings, hospitals and civilian vehicles to spread panic among the population, Col Mysnyk claimed. Russia denies that it targets civilians in strikes, saying they are aimed at military targets. Ukraine in maps: Tracking the war with Russia Why did Putin's Russia invade Ukraine? Local authorities say evacuation is taking place in 202 settlements close to the front line, which makes up a third of all territorial communities of the region. Serhiy Grabskiy, a retired colonel and a military expert, agreed that the advances in Sumy are part of Moscow's plan to create a buffer zone. Grabskiy said Russia's main strategic goal is to seize the Donbas region in the east, where the most intensive fighting is taking place. Considering the number of troops they have, Russia "cannot concentrate major forces to go deep in the north", Grabskiy argued. He called the Sumy region a "zone of distraction" - as by maintaining pressure in the north, Russia forces Ukraine to spread its resources and weaken positions in key front-line areas. The US-based Institute for the Study of War think tank also reports that any success in Sumy could be used by Putin as a leverage and justification for new territorial demands as part of future peace negotiations. However, observers agree there is no immediate threat of a major breakthrough in the Sumy region. Based on the speed of their gains in the region so far, it is unlikely that in the near future Russian forces could capture a major city like Sumy, which had a population of 250,000 before the invasion. Mr Pohorily of Deep State said Ukrainian troops have managed to stabilise the front line. "It's been almost three months since [Russia] started their operation in the Sumy region and yet, they are still at the border areas," he said. Col Mysnyk claimed that Ukraine has built defence lines along the entire border since 2022 and at present they're much better prepared to stop the Russian forces than they were at the start of the Russian invasion. But those measures may not last long if the Kremlin's priorities change and Moscow sends greater forces to Sumy. 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BBC News
27-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Russia's advance in Ukraine's north east may be bid to create 'buffer zone'
Russian forces are making gains in the Ukrainian north-eastern region of Sumy - a development that may be linked to Moscow's attempts to create "buffer zones" along the border, Ukrainian regional authorities have head of the Sumy region Oleh Hryhorov said Russian forces have seized four villages and that fighting is continuing near other settlements in the area "with the aim of setting up a so-called 'buffer zone'".Russia maintains it has captured six villages in Sumy so far. Last week, its leader Vladimir Putin announced a plan to create "security buffer zones" along the border. "Enemy firing points are being actively suppressed, the work is under way," he said. The buffer zones would be created to provide "additional support" to areas in Russia which border Ukraine's Kharkiv, Sumy and Chernihiv regions, Putin a statement on Facebook on Monday, Sumy's Hryhorov wrote: "The enemy is continuing attempts to advance with the aim of setting up a so-called 'buffer zone',"He added that the villages of Novenke, Basivka, Veselivka and Zhuravka - all in Sumy - had been has not yet officially stated that Russian troops are in the Sumy region and, when contacted by the BBC, Hryhorov declined to confirm the information he shared on Monday, saying only the military could comment on front-line activities. The General Staff's daily briefings only mentioned clashes and other military activities in "the Kursk direction" - meaning towards the border with Russia - without naming any specific Ukrainian army's group of forces that coordinate military activities in the region declined the BBC's request for comment, indicating that information about the Russian advancement in the north is an extremely sensitive issue for Ukrainian in his address on Monday night Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky mentioned Russia's "preparation for new offensives" – which was largely interpreted as a reference to the events in the Sumy State map, a group that monitors the latest front-line developments in Ukraine, marked four Ukrainian villages as fully controlled by Russian forces even before Hyrhorov's announcement. Deep State's co-founder Roman Pohorily said that Russian troops have been pushing in those areas since military observer Kostyantyn Mashovets confirmed this, although he pointed out that Russia's advance has been very slow - about 1km (0.6 miles) in the past two weeks. Mr Mashovets also said Moscow recently relocated new units from the Donbas - to Sumy Vadym Mysnyk, a spokesperson for a formation of the ground forces that is involved in defending the Sumy region, said Russian forces mostly use small groups on motorbikes and buggies during their movement of larger armoured vehicles could be quickly spotted by drones and destroyed, Col Mysnyk explained. On the battlefield, speed and mobility are the Sumy region has regularly come under attack by Russian air strikes and artillery fire, with the regional administration reporting that since Saturday, Russia has dropped more than 30 guided bombs on the of the biggest attacks took place last month when ballistic missiles hit the city of Sumy killing 34 people. Several weeks later, drones hit an intercity bus killing nine targets residential buildings, hospitals and civilian vehicles to spread panic among the population, Col Mysnyk claimed. Russia denies that it targets civilians in strikes, saying they are aimed at military targets. Local authorities say evacuation is taking place in 202 settlements close to the front line, which makes up a third of all territorial communities of the region. Serhiy Grabskiy, a retired colonel and a military expert, agreed that the advances in Sumy are part of Moscow's plan to create a buffer zone. Grabskiy said Russia's main strategic goal is to seize the Donbas region in the east, where the most intensive fighting is taking the number of troops they have, Russia "cannot concentrate major forces to go deep in the north", Grabskiy called the Sumy region a "zone of distraction" - as by maintaining pressure in the north, Russia forces Ukraine to spread its resources and weaken positions in key front-line areas. The US-based Institute for the Study of War think tank also reports that any success in Sumy could be used by Putin as a leverage and justification for new territorial demands as part of future peace observers agree there is no immediate threat of a major breakthrough in the Sumy region. Based on the speed of their gains in the region so far, it is unlikely that in the near future Russian forces could capture a major city like Sumy, which had a population of 250,000 before the Pohorily of Deep State said Ukrainian troops have managed to stabilise the front line. "It's been almost three months since [Russia] started their operation in the Sumy region and yet, they are still at the border areas," he Mysnyk claimed that Ukraine has built defence lines along the entire border since 2022 and at present they're much better prepared to stop the Russian forces than they were at the start of the Russian those measures may not last long if the Kremlin's priorities change and Moscow sends greater forces to Sumy.
Korea Herald
27-05-2025
- Politics
- Korea Herald
Ukrainian governor says Russian forces capture four villages in Sumy
The governor of Ukraine's Sumy region on the Russian border said on Monday that Russian forces had captured four villages as part of an attempt to create a "buffer zone" on Ukrainian territory. Russia's military and Russian military bloggers have in recent days reported captured villages in Sumy, which has come under frequent Russian airstrikes for months. Sumy Region Gov. Oleh Hryhorov, writing on Facebook, listed four villages inside the border that he said were now held by Russian forces -- Novenke, Basivka, Veselivka and Zhuravka. He said their residents had long been evacuated. "The enemy is continuing attempts to advance with the aim of setting up a so-called 'buffer zone,'" he wrote. Ukrainian forces, he said, "are keeping the situation under control, inflicting precise fire damage on the enemy." Hryhorov said fighting was continuing around other villages in the area, including Volodymyrivka and Bilovodiv -- two settlements that Russia's Defense Ministry had earlier on Monday said were now held by Moscow's forces. Russian reports in recent days had said that Moscow's forces had taken control of villages in the region. Ukraine's State Emergency Services reported that one person was killed on Monday when Russian forces shelled an area of Sumy region west of the captured villages. Sumy region is opposite Russia's Kursk region, where Ukrainian forces launched a large cross-border incursion last August. Moscow says Ukrainian troops have been ousted from Kursk, but Kyiv says its forces are still active there. Ukraine's popular military blog DeepState had said at the weekend that Russian forces had for the first time "been able to take up positions" along a line of border villages. A Russian missile strike on the region's main city, also called Sumy, killed 35 people on Palm Sunday last month. DeepState on Monday said Russian forces had launched attacks further east near Vovchansk in Kharkiv region, where it had launched an earlier incursion in May 2024. (Reuters)
