A decision was made to force the evacuation of the population from the 8 municipalities of Junakiwka and Myropilla in the Sum region – the sum full circuit military administration notified on Thursday evening.
— The situation at the border is tense, but controlled. The Russian army units did not cross the border and did not occupy any locality in the Sumi region," said Volodymyr Artiuch, chief of regional authorities.
The clashes in Russia continue
The last announcement of the General Staff of Ukraine, issued on Thursday after 16th local time, says that Ukrainian troops in the Kursk region are repelling the attacks of the opponent and participating in clashes. "The enemy carried out 18 air strikes, dropping 27 aerial-controlled bombs, and carried out 106 artillery attacks, including 1 of the rocket systems," said the staff.
The authoritative information does not indicate what part of the Kursk region is controlled by the forces of Ukraine. On Wednesday, Ukrainian media reported, citing DeepState's maps, that Ukraine's Armed Forces withdrew from Russian Suja, but stay inactive in villages west of this village.
On Wednesday, 1 of the command points in the Kursk Oblast was visited by Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces General Walerij Gierasimov told him that Ukrainian troops in the Kursk Oblast in Russia are surrounded.
The Chief Commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Alexander Syrski then stated that Kiev troops would proceed to operate in the Kursk region in Russia “as long as appropriate and necessary”.
In turn the Ukrainian fact portal, being in contact with Ukrainian units on the Russian side of the border, stated on Wednesday that Ukrainian troops are withdrawing from the Kursk circuit to a crucial extent, but not entirely.
