Is the offensive of the Russian Federation to Sumy region: what should be prepared for

Any attacks in Sumy will aim to press and distract Ukrainian fighters from other critical areas of the front. Whereas at least 60-70 thousand people should be collected to begin the offensive actions of the enemy. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation do not have enough forces and means to attack the Sumy region. But the enemy can expand the area of ​​active fighting. What is happening in the north is said in RBC-Ukraine.

According to the SSSU, the occupiers do not have enough forces and means to carry out the offensive in the Sumy region. The source in the General Staff noted that the Russians do not create offensive groups near the region. The spokesman of the State Border Guard Service Andriy Demchenko noted that it is necessary to prepare for the development of any situations, as long as a neighbor in Ukraine as the Russian Federation.

Recently, a decrease in the activity of enemy DRGs has been recorded, but the threat of sabotage has not disappeared. The invaders can expand the area of ​​active fighting. While the ISW analysts said that it was unclear whether the enemy is preparing a new offensive. But any possible offensive will aim to press and distract the defense forces from other critical areas at the front. Military expert Pavel Narozhny reported that now the enemy has no resource for the offensive in Sumy region.

In addition, the enemy stretched the front in Kharkiv, where he was successfully stuck. "They make attempts there, but it looks more that they attempt to reflect Ukrainian counterattack. This is the maximum that they are now capable of. ", - he noted that the Russians have no prepared positions to retreat, while in the aggregate plant surrounded in the battalion. According to him, tens of thousands of fighters are required for the offensive of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

In particular, in Kharkiv region, the occupiers gathered up to 90 thousand people, so they need at least 60-70 thousand for Sumy region, but they have no place to take. "That is, they need at least 60-70 thousand in the Sumy region, and they are not banally to take. Because now they mobilize 30-32 thousand a month, and that is so much to block the losses in the war in Ukraine," the Narozhny added.

We will remind, analysts of the Institute of War Study in the report for July 2 reported that the occupiers carried out sabotage and intelligence work at the border of Sumy and Chernihiv regions. According to them, the enemy saves reserves to start an offensive in Sumy region. On July 2, the SPSU spokesman Andriy Demchenko said that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation can try to expand the bridgehead with active war zones.