Russias Defense Ministry on Monday declared the capture of another village in Ukraines northeastern Sumy region, as local authorities issued fresh evacuation orders following fatal attacks on civilian areas.The town of Marine, located less than 15 kilometers (9 miles) from the Russian border, sits on a highway connecting the city of Sumy to the Russian town of Sudzha in the Kursk area.
It is the outermost point Russian forces have apparently reached in Sumy after earlier recording several border villages in March and April.Russias Defense Ministry stated this month its forces were developing a buffer zone along the Sumy-Kursk border, following a proposition by President Vladimir Putin throughout a check out to the area earlier this year.The effort followed Russias Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimovtold Putin that the Kursk region had been completely freed with the assistance of North Korean soldiers.
Ukrainian forces inhabited parts of the border region following a surprise incursion in August.After Russias Defense Ministry announced the capture of Marine, Sumy area Governor Oleh Hryhorov stated almost 56,000 of the more than 86,000 locals based on a necessary evacuation order had relocated.The most current evacuations followed a Russian drone strike on a minibus in the Sumy area town of Bilopilia on Saturday that eliminated 9 people and hurt seven others.On Friday, direct peace talks in between Russia and Ukraine resumed in Turkey.
A source familiar with the settlements told AFP that Moscow had threatened to seize Ukraines Sumy and Kharkiv regions regardless of formerly making no formal territorial claims to either.