About 100 Russian soldiers used the gas pipeline to reach the positions of Ukraine’s defence forces near the area of Sudzha on the morning of 8 March. Source: journalist Yurii Butusov; Ukrainska Pravda source in a unit operating in Kursk Oblast Quote from the Ukrainska Pravda source: "The enemy used a gas pipeline and came out in area N [the

This marks their first advance in Sumy Oblast since Ukrainian forces drove them out in 2022. Geolocated footage from March 7 shows Russian troops moved northwest of Basivka. Since mid-January, they have also advanced near Zhuravka,

"Difficult battles continue in the border area of Sumy Oblast, Russian assault units are attempting to breakthrough and move toward a highway from Yunakivka to Sudzha in Kursk Oblast," said Andrii Kovalenko,