President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine have liberated six out of 18 occupied villages or important locations in Sumy Oblast and have reached the border with the Russian Federation in two locations.
Source: Zelenskyy at a meeting with journalists on 12 August, as reported by Interfax-Ukraine
Quote: "Sumy Oblast. We had 18 occupied villages or important locations there. Six have been liberated. So we are moving forward. This is good news. We have reached the border with the Russian Federation in two locations. I think the situation there is more or less positive. This morning I was briefed by Apostol [Commander of the Air Assault Forces] and Syrskyi [Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces]. A further 900 metres have been mopped up in Sumy Oblast near several points up to the border."
Details: In addition, the defence forces are holding their positions in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Zelenskyy also noted that the Armed Forces had advanced one kilometre into Russian positions in Luhansk Oblast.
Jess_S13 on August 13rd, 2025 at 11:25 UTC »
Good. I truly hope they get all the help they need from our friends in the EU as it's beyond obvious Trump (and his base of bootlickers) would be happy to roll over and show their belly for tummy rubs from Putin.
Any-Original-6113 on August 13rd, 2025 at 07:42 UTC »
If the return of these territories pushed the Russians 40 km away from Sumy, then it matters. If not, then this is really an article to boost the morale of Ukrainians
Party_Government8579 on August 13rd, 2025 at 05:38 UTC »
This is great news, unless you're actually following the war closely and understand that its bs - Ukraine is basically loosing ground across the front.