Ukraine thwarts Russian infiltration attempts in Sumy Oblast

“These efforts are mostly concentrated near the villages of Novenke and Zhuravka (Ukraine's northeast Sumy Oblast), where the highest number of attempts are recorded," he clarified.

"Ukrainian soldiers are doing everything possible to ensure the enemy does not achieve its goals. They’re eliminating these groups both after they cross the border and even before they reach it.”

He suggested that Russian forces may try to expand their assault routes and added that the enemy is using quad bikes in these attacks.

“This is the direction (Kursk Oblast - bordering Ukraine's Sumy Oblast) where the enemy has long maintained a significant presence - where they’ve concentrated their forces to try to dislodge our units,” he explained.

Earlier, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Chernihiv and Sumy oblasts, where he met with community representatives and military units commanders now fighting along the Kursk axis.