Russia says captured another village in Ukraine’s Sumy region

By AFP
June 19, 2025
Men walk past a damaged residential building in the town of Lyman, near the frontline in the Donetsk region, on May 7, 2025 amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. — AFP
Men walk past a damaged residential building in the town of Lyman, near the frontline in the Donetsk region, on May 7, 2025 amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. — AFP

MOSCOW: Russia´s army said on Wednesday that its forces had captured another village in Ukraine´s northeastern Sumy region, where Moscow has stepped up its offensive in recent weeks.

The Russian troops captured Novomykolaivka in Sumy, a settlement around four kilometres from the Ukraine-Russia border, the defence ministry said on Telegram.

The advance of Moscow´s army comes as peace talks have stalled and as Russia rejects the unconditional truce demanded by Kyiv and its European allies. Ukraine has dismissed Russia´s demands as “ultimatums”.

Russia first tried to capture the regional capital Sumy at the start of its offensive in 2022, before being pushed back in a Ukrainian counter-offensive later that year.

After recapturing the Kursk territory earlier this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his army to once again advance across the border to push back Ukraine´s forces.