Ukraine's command has sent units to the Sumy direction that had not previously taken part in fighting. Russian security structures told RIA Novosti this.
According to the agency's source, units of the 50th Separate Mechanized Brigade were redeployed from Chernihiv region to reinforce the defense of Sumy. This brigade was formed in the summer and has no combat experience, he noted.
The "North" group of forces is operating in Sumy and Kharkiv regions. According to the Defense Ministry, over the course of a day its fighters destroyed more than 265 Ukrainian fighters, three armored combat vehicles, 24 vehicles, a multiple launch rocket system, a field artillery gun and an electronic warfare station.
Since the start of the year, the fighters have managed to reduce the territory controlled by the enemy by 152 square kilometers.