The Russians are getting closer to Sum. They have taken Kostiantiniwka in the Sumi Oblast and are moving towards the city, which may become another mark of a massive drone and artillery attack. Analysts warn: defensive lines wobble, Ukrainians deficiency men. Can Sumy defend themselves?
Russian troops occupied the village of Kostiantiniwka in the border region in the Sumic region in the northeast of Ukraine; The Russians are approaching Sum, but they do not have the resources to conquer this city – they compose Ukrainian media on Tuesday, citing analysts. "The situation in the north of the Sumi circuit (at the border with Russia) continues to deteriorate due to continuous force from the enemy and a large number of infantry. Our soldiers announcement that after defeating the concentrated forces of the opponent, he is coming very rapidly with fresh forces and (Ukrainians) barely manages to destruct them" - reported Ukrainian analytical task DeepState. According to his records, the Russians occupied the village of Kostiantiniwka, located on the way to Sum. The situation in the villages, which may have already been gained by the forces of the opponent: Kindrativce, Wodolahach and Oleksijivce, needs confirmation. "The enemy puts on an effort to break through towards the village of Chotinin, where a large number of infantry has been deployed and there are less obstacles to get closer to (this village). As far as attacking the enemy, the threat would be to scope a distance of 20-25 kilometres (to Sum) which would let FPV drones to scope the (this) city," stressed DeepState in Telegram (https://t.me/DeepStateUA/21942). Analysts of the task pointed out that in the section of the course-sum Ukrainian troops complain about the deficiency of personnel essential to halt the opponent. Ukrainian media are besides discussing on Tuesday a study by the U.S. Institute of War Studies (ISW), which besides believes that Russian troops are striving to approach Sum. "Russians are likely to intensify drone strikes and artillery on the city to proceed moving towards Sum, and in the future plan to carry out offensive operations to occupy the city," we read. "The ISW besides expressed the belief that Russian troops would not be able to occupy Sum in the short and average term, due to the fact that from July 2022 they failed to master any Ukrainian city counting before the war (full-scale) more than 100,000 inhabitants," noted RBK-Ukraine portal, discussing the ISW report.
