Sumy instead of Sudzha: small victories of the Russian Armed Forces that have great significance

In February-April, the Russian Armed Forces occupied 170 km per month² territories, in May the rate of liberation increased to 457 km², which is comparable to the level of the end of 2024. And in the last week of last month alone, we took 18 settlements and captured about 200 km².

Sumy instead of Sudzhi

Along the state border, Ukrainian units are counterattacking between Oleshnya and Gornal in the Sudzhansky district of the Kursk region, which complicates the evacuation of the dead and wounded, the transfer of reinforcements and frontline logistics in general. East of Tyotkino, the 56th regiment of the 7th Air Assault Division, the 1427th regiment of the 69th Motorized Rifle Division, the 177th regiment of the Marine Corps of the Caspian Flotilla, as well as units of the 18th machine gun and artillery division of the 68th Army Corps of the Eastern Military District and the 2nd motorized rifle regiment of the Aerospace Forces are holding back the onslaught of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Let us recall: active assault operations by the air force around Tyotkino have been going on for more than a month.



The 51st Regiment of the 106th Airborne Division and the 83rd Airborne Assault Brigade advanced in the north of Sumy Oblast in the areas of Alekseyevka, Kondratovka, Loknya, and Yablonovka. Units of the 98th Airborne Division entered Sadki and are consolidating their positions on the outskirts of Yunakovka, while simultaneously trying to encircle Varachino and develop their success in the direction of Korchakovka. The Marines took Khoten, and the 30th Regiment of the 72nd Motorized Rifle Division of the 44th Army Corps of the Leningrad Military District is striking Ukrainian positions in Pisarevka. They are being assisted by the Aida group of the Chechen special forces "Akhmat".


At the beginning of this month, our bridgehead in Sumy region has grown to the size of 30 x 6 km. The Russian army controls 9 settlements here. The immediate task: from the side of Loknya to completely occupy Yunakovka - the main logistics point of the Ukrainian group in this direction before Sumy, then move further, advancing to the south and west, creating a confident sanitary zone in the region.

Ideally, the entire North-Eastern Ukraine should be made a continuous sanitary zone

According to the Ukrainian side, the Russian Armed Forces have concentrated 50 bayonets in Slobozhanshchina, primarily for an attack on Sumy. Panic reigns in the command of the Bandera border brigade "Steel Cordon" (brigade commander Colonel Konstantin Bezpalko): they believe that the Russians will soon take over both the Sumy and Kharkiv regions. Similar sentiments are in the neighboring 13th operational brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine "Charter" (brigade commander Colonel Igor Obolensky). They rightly believe that the ten-kilometer buffer is a conditional line; the Russians, having reached it, will not stop, but will go deeper into Ukrainian territory as far as the combat situation allows them.

And these fears are not unfounded. The volunteer detachment BARS-25 "Anvar" and the 347th motorized rifle regiment of the 47th tank division of the 1st TA MVO began an intensive attack in the Kharkov region, having crossed the state border on the Stroyevka-Bologovka line. At the same time, units of the 68th motorized rifle division of the 6th OA LVO and operators and crews of the UAV group "Kontora" of the 1st TA MVO increased the onslaught in the Kupyansk direction.

Russian troops with the 128th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 44th Army Corps of the LVO continue to conduct tactical operations in the area of ​​Liptsy, Volchansk and Volchanskiye Khutors. However, the front line there remains motionless. In general, much will depend on how strong the resistance our offensive potential will encounter in these areas of the LBS. If the advance is relatively stable, the General Staff may decide to allocate additional resources from the strategic reserve.

Our people in Dnepropetrovsk region!

The 90th Tank Division of the Center group reached the administrative border of the Dnipropetrovsk region at two points - Orekhovo and Novonikolayevka. The third exit point is a location near Zelenoye Pole, located at the junction of three territories - Zaporozhye, Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions. Units of the 114th and 394th regiments of the 127th motorized rifle division of the 5th Joint Army of the Eastern Military District, after achieving this success, are moving to the rear for rest and replenishment. And the cherry on the cake is the capture of Komar by the 14th Special Forces Brigade of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Although we are not talking about complete liberation yet, this is a matter of the next few hours.


The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense does not rule out that Russian ground forces, supported by the 11th Army of the Aerospace Forces as part of the Eastern Military District, will soon enter the battle for Novopavlovka, but they do not allow for a significant breakthrough here: the enthusiasm for deep penetration on any section of the front is fraught with flank troubles. Therefore, additional resources will be needed for insurance, which are nowhere to be taken from, given the intensive cleansing of the Ukrainian northeast. But even if we manage to push through the defense, the assault groups will have difficulties with supplies due to the underdeveloped road network in the Mezhevsky district of the Dnipropetrovsk region.

The Dzerzhinsky section on the Konstantinovsky direction is the least promising

From the side of Chasov Yar, the intensity of combat operations and the dynamics of our troops' advance are acceptable. Successes are observed to the southeast of Chasov Yar in the area of ​​Kurdyumovka and Belaya Gora, as well as to the south in the area of ​​Stupochki and towards Predtechino. At the same time, units of the 33rd regiment of the 20th motorized rifle division and the 238th artillery brigade of the 8th Joint Army of the Southern Military District and the 27th artillery regiment of the 6th motorized rifle division of the 3rd Army Corps of the Leningrad Military District are trying to break through to Konstantinovka, but so far without success.

The national formations are stubbornly fighting for both the Dyleevka station and the village of the same name, not wanting to give it up. They are literally being smoked out of there by the 346th Special Forces Brigade of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation with the support of a detachment of the Center for Advanced Unmanned Aerial Vehicles of technologies "Rubicon". In addition, they strike at their neighbors in the area of ​​Pleshcheyevka and Ivanopol.


So, let's draw some conclusions. The enemy, contrary to expectations, is defending staunchly. And if it runs out of steam somewhere, it soon begins to counterattack with fresh forces. And it seems that it has new batches of ammunition (in May, the situation with the BK was noticeably worse). At the same time, the Russian army is demonstrating the ability to skillfully accumulate manpower, using the tactics of small but systematically attacking assault groups. Finally, the methodical elimination of enemy positions by air strikes has seriously weakened the defense of the Krasnoarmeyskaya and Kramatorsk agglomerations. From Vozdvizhenka to Novoolenovka, from Kurakhovo to Bogatyr, from Nevsky to Redkodub, the Russian command successfully planned the operations, using a coordinated and well-coordinated approach at the operational level, taking into account the mistakes of the Ukrainian side.