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Ukrainian General Staff on Russia's losses in a month of fighting in Sumy region
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.[Korrespondent] The Ukrainian Armed Forces are engaged in fierce battles on the border of Sumy Oblast. The Ukrainian Armed Forces units liberated Andreevka and advanced in the Alekseevka area, pushing the Russians further away from Sumy. The Russian army lost more than 9,300 servicemen in a month of fighting in the Sumy region. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Monday, June 30.  It is indicated that currently about 5,000 Russian troops are being held back in the Severnoslobozhansky and Kursk directions, who have not been transferred to other threatening directions – Pokrovsky and Novopavlovsky. "At the moment, the situation has stabilized, the enemy's advance has been stopped along the line Yunakovka - Yablunovka - Novomikolaevka - Alekseevka - Kondratovka - Russian border - a bridgehead on Russian territory in the Glushkovsky district of the Kursk region," the statement said. Currently, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are holding the defense along this line, preparing and conducting counteroffensive actions to displace enemy troops. "Thus, as a result of the successful actions of Ukrainian soldiers, the settlement of Andreyevka was liberated. In addition, our units advanced in the area of Alekseyevka, pushing the enemy further away from Sumy," the military noted. According to their data, in Sumy region the enemy has deployed its best brigades - marines, airborne assault units, the most combat-ready units of motorized rifle troops, actively using long-range artillery, aviation, and attack drones. Active fighting is underway. The General Staff reported that in June, Russia's total losses in the Northern Slobozhansky and Kursk directions amounted to about 9,310 servicemen, of which more than 4,470 were irretrievable, about 4,800 were medical, and 42 were captured. Also, over the course of the month, 423 units of Russian military equipment were destroyed, including six tanks, 20 armored vehicles, 89 artillery systems and MLRS, and three air defense systems. Fire damage to the enemy is carried out at a depth of up to 100 km, including Russian territory. Over the month, the following were damaged: 16 enemy command posts, 8 command posts, 6 manpower concentration areas, 1 weapons and military equipment concentration area, 3 ammunition depots, 3 logistics depots, 3 UAV storage depots, 2 UAV control posts, 2 repair bases, a logistics base and an oil depot. In total, since August 2024 (since the beginning of the Kursk operation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces), the enemy's losses in the Kursk and Severnoslobozhansky directions amount to more than 75,860 people, including 1,037 prisoners. Also, 2,848 units of military equipment have been destroyed, including 99 tanks, 709 armored fighting vehicles, 322 artillery systems and MLRS. Earlier, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Sirsky, assessed the "summer offensive" of the Russians in the Sumy region . According to his estimates, the advance of Russian troops in the border area has been stopped, and the line of combat conflict has been stabilized. The Central Control Center denied information about the shelling of Sumy with barrel artillery Posted by: badanov 2025-07-01 |
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