Frontline fighting persists in Ukraine as forces report mixed gains

Military engagements continue across several key sectors in eastern and southern Ukraine, with both sides reporting contrasting developments. Russian defense officials claimed to have captured several settlements near Sumy, alongside strikes targeting Ukrainian ammunition depots in the Kyiv region.

Conversely, Ukrainian forces are reportedly advancing along the right bank of the Oskil River north of Kupiansk. Ukrainian authorities are also expected to formally announce control over nearly 200 square kilometres of territory in the Lyman sector. In the Zaporizhzhia region, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov publicly rejected claims of Ukrainian tactical progress, asserting that Russian positions remain intact.

Sources: The Insider