The Russian Army actually initially planned an operation in the Sumy region simultaneously with the Kharkov region.
The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate, Kirill Budanov, announced this on the air of the national telethon Unified News.
Budanov – about the Russian operation in the Sumy region
Currently, says Kirill Budanov, the Russian Federation is holding a small group of forces in the border area.
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On the Russian side this is the area of the city of Sudzha, on the Ukrainian side we are talking about the Sumy direction.
Despite this, the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate notes, the situation has not yet allowed the invaders to take active action in the Sumy region to implement their plan.
The full-scale war in Ukraine has been going on for the 811th day.
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