Sumy Oblast

Russian forces have intensified assaults in the Sumy region, using small groups of infantry and drones to break through defenses. The enemy is trying to expand the territory for attacks deep into Ukraine.

On May 31, 166 combat clashes took place at the front, most of them in the Pokrovsky direction. The Russians launched missile and air strikes and carried out thousands of shellings of Ukrainian Armed Forces positions.

Russian troops captured the village of Volodymyrivka in the Sumy region, which is located directly near the border with Russia. The village is part of the Khotyn community.

Russian forces captured Yelyzavetivka and also advanced near Hnativka, Oleksandriya, and Bahatyr. The situation at the front remains difficult, especially in the Pokrovsk, Lyman, and Kupyansk directions.

111 residents of Richkivska, Bilopolska, Vorozhbyanska and Mykolaivska communities were evacuated from 11 border villages of Sumy district. The authorities are calling for evacuation due to the constant threat of shelling.

Due to constant Russian shelling, mandatory evacuation was announced on May 31 from 11 settlements of Sumy district. The decision was made in view of the constant threat to life.

On the night of May 31, Russia attacked Ukraine with 114 air targets, including Shahed drones and Kh-59/69 missiles. Defense forces shot down 69 enemy UAVs and 3 missiles.

On the night of May 31, the enemy launched missile strikes on the Nedryhailiv community of Sumy region. Residential buildings, warehouses were damaged, one person was injured, the consequences are being clarified.

According to Maksym Zhorin, proper attention is not being paid to the problem of anti-drone nets in the border areas. Outside the area of responsibility of the units, there are none, although FPV drones reach 40 km.

Since the beginning of the day, 93 combat clashes have taken place, a third of them in the Pokrovsky direction. The enemy has become more active in the Lyman direction, carrying out numerous attacks near populated areas.

The Russians are conducting reconnaissance by fighting in small groups in the north of Kharkiv region. Information about the preparation of an offensive on Kharkiv is not true.

Ukrainian farmers have sown 5. 5 million hectares of spring grains and legumes, which is 97% of the projected area. Corn was sown the most – 3.94 million hectares.

Enemy offensives continue in Sumy region, the Armed Forces are repelling attacks. People are being evacuated from 18 front-line communities in four districts, more than 500 people have been evacuated in a week.

Fighting continues in the Sumy region near the Khotyn and Yunakiv communities, and the Russians are trying to penetrate the villages. The authorities are calling for evacuation, and more than 50 people have left in the last day.

Despite claims of readiness for negotiations, Russia is actively attacking and shelling Ukrainian cities. The fastest pace of the occupiers' advance since November 2024 has been recorded in the Donetsk region.

Since the beginning of the day, 79 combat clashes have taken place, most of them in the Pokrovsky and Novopavlivsky directions. The enemy is relentlessly attacking the positions of the Armed Forces, inflicting air strikes and shelling.

On the night of May 29, Russia attacked Ukraine with 90 Shahed-type strike UAVs, 56 of which were neutralized. Hits were recorded in 9 front-line locations.

Russia maintains the potential for action near the border of Ukraine, the spokesman of the State Border Guard Service reported. The enemy has been accumulating forces after attempts to dislodge the Defense Forces of Ukraine from the Kursk region.

At night, Russian troops attacked Sumy region with strike drones. There is one dead, one wounded, damaged civilian infrastructure and burned-down farm warehouses.

Putin's demands regarding the cessation of war in Ukraine indicate the Kremlin's desire to force the West to "surrender" Ukraine and dismantle NATO. Russia intends to increase its territorial claims.

The German publication Spiegel reported on Zelenskyy's urgent return due to the Russian offensive in Sumy region. However, UNN sources deny this information, calling it a fake.

Russia is planning a large-scale offensive in Donetsk region in the summer, Ukraine is preparing to defend itself. Experts believe that this may be Moscow's last chance to achieve its захватницьких goals.

At night and in the morning, the enemy attacked railway infrastructure in Kharkiv region, Donetsk region and Sumy region. Tracks and contact network were damaged, but traffic was restored, there were no casualties.

Andriy Kovalenko stated that the aggressive propaganda of the Russian Federation about the "collapse of the front" does not correspond to reality. The Defense Forces are ready for the enemy's actions, their capabilities are exaggerated.

A fatal case of tropical malaria has been recorded in the Sumy region in a man who recently returned from a trip to Tanzania. The last cases of malaria in the region were recorded in 2019.

Since the beginning of the day, 87 battles have taken place on the front, a third of them in the Pokrovsk direction. The enemy is striking in the Chernihiv and Sumy regions, and has become more active in the Kupyansk direction.

Russian troops are keeping Ukrainian units on edge along the border with the Chernihiv region. The largest concentration of the enemy is in Kursk region, opposite the Sumy region.

Russia is accumulating forces in the Kursk region and trying to penetrate the territory of Ukraine in small groups. The Defense Forces of Ukraine are repelling the enemy and destroying sabotage and reconnaissance groups in the Sumy region.

In the coming days, it will rain in Ukraine, especially in the Right Bank, Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk, and Zaporizhzhia regions. Air temperature at night +12…+18 °C, during the day +18…+24 °C, in the south up to +28 °C.

Russian troops launched an air strike on civilian infrastructure in the Okhtyrka community. A man, his wife and their 17-year-old daughter who were traveling in a car were injured.