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| Sumy front | |||||||||
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| Part of Northern Ukraine border skirmishes | |||||||||
 Map of Sumy oblast as of 25 April 2025 | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Russia |
 Ukraine | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
 15th Mobile Border Detachment 36th Marine Brigade 78th Airborne Assault Regiment 103rd Territorial Defense Brigade 4th Special Purpose Regiment Izmail Border Detachment | |||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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Per Ukraine: 62,000 – 67,000 soldier (in Kursk - Sumy Border) | Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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1 soldier captured[citation needed] Ukraine claim: 20 soldiers killed 15 wounded 2 soldiers captured | Unknown | ||||||||
| 15,000 residents evacuated, and 2 injured | |||||||||
In an effort to counter Ukraine's 2024 offensive in Kursk, in early 2025 Russian forces launched cross-border incursions from Russia into Ukraine's adjacent Sumy Oblast.
On 10 January 2025, Russian troops crossed the international border into Ukraine's Sumy Oblast, advancing west of Zhuravka.[1] However, a few days later, the Ukrainian military claimed their forces had successfully pushed back the Russian attack.
In mid-February, Russian forces launched another cross-border incursion,[2][3][4][5] claiming to have entered the villages of Novenke and Basivka.[6] The former village was captured within a few days.[7]
By the end of February, Ukraine's Center for Combatting Disinformation acknowledged the presence of Russian forces, while DeepState described Basivka and Novenke as "gray zones."[8][9]
- ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 12, 2025". Institute for the Study of War. 12 January 2025.
Russian forces recently crossed into northern Sumy Oblast as part of their ongoing efforts to eliminate the Ukrainian salient in Kursk Oblast. Geolocated footage published on January 10 indicates that Russian forces recently crossed the international border and advanced west of Zhuravka
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:4was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Hramm, Viktoria (28 February 2025). "Село Новеньке на Сумщині у "сірій" зоні — Deep State" [The village of Novenke in Sumy region is in the 'gray' zone — Deep State]. Suspilne (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ "ВСУ остановили прорыв войск РФ возле с. Новенькое в Сумской области. Враг продолжает попытки штурмов, - Генштаб Источник" [The Ukrainian Armed Forces stopped a breakthrough of Russian troops near the village of Novenke in the Sumy region. The enemy keeps trying to attack, - General Staff Source]. Censor.net. 28 March 2025.
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