Russians boast of capturing village in Sumy Oblast, but it is in "grey zone"
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Sun, 06 Apr 2025 17:32:53 +0300
Russias Defence Ministry claimed on Sunday that its forces had captured the village of Basivka in Sumy Oblast, but Ukraines State Border Guard Service and Ukrainska Pravda sources do not confirm this information.
Source Russian Defence Ministry Russian news agency TASS, citing Russian military Andrii Demchenko, spokesperson for Ukraines State Border Guard Service, in a comment to Ukrainska Pravda Ukrainska Pravda sources Details On the afternoon of 6 April, Russias Defence Ministry stated that units of the socalled North group of Russian occupation forces had allegedly seized the settlement of Basivka in Sumy Oblast.
The Russian state news agency TASS, citing the Russian military, also claimed that the capture of Basivka would disrupt the supply of Ukrainian forces that remain in Russias Kursk Oblast.
However, Andrii Demchenko, spokesperson for Ukraines State Border Guard Service, told Ukrainska Pravda that the Russians continue their disinformation campaign regarding the capture of settlements in Sumy Oblast or breakthroughs of the border.
Quote from Demchenko At the same time, the enemy also continues its tactic of using small assault groups that attempt to cross our border, build up, and expand the zone of fighting inside Ukrainian territory.
This is particularly observed in the direction of NovenkeBasivka.
These small assault groups are being systematically destroyed by Ukraines defence forces.
Details Two sources from different defence units told Ukrainska Pravda that the village of Basivka has been levelled by Russian guided aerial bombs and is currently in a grey zone.
On the DeepState map, it is also marked as a grey zone.
A grey zone refers to territory where neither side has full control and active combat may be ongoing.
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