US EditionRussia Might Try to Take Ukrainian City of Sumy, Putin Says
- On June 21, 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated he does not rule out Russian forces taking control of Sumy, a northeastern Ukrainian regional center near the border.
- Putin's remarks follow months of Russia rejecting unconditional ceasefire calls and demanding further Ukrainian territorial concessions amid ongoing conflict since February 2022.
- Putin stated that Russian forces have advanced as far as 12 kilometers into the Sumy region to establish a protective buffer zone designed to shield Russian territory from Ukrainian shelling.
- Putin asserted that Russians and Ukrainians are fundamentally one people and claimed that, in this context, all of Ukraine belongs to Russia, referring to a Russian saying that highlights their territorial presence as a form of ownership.
- Ukrainian officials condemned Putin’s statements as showing disdain for peace efforts and emphasized ongoing defense of Sumy while rejecting Russia's claims of shared identity with Ukrainians.
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Sumy direction accounts for 23% of all strikes on frontline – Zelenskyy
Some 23% of all strikes on the front are taking place in Sumy direction, North Korean missiles are already being recorded there in large numbers, but there are no changes in Sumy region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
Vladimir Putin says that the Russian army "does not have a mission to occupy Sumy", but he did not rule out the possibility of occupying the Ukrainian city in the future.
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Putin says 'the whole of Ukraine is ours'
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that in his view the whole of Ukraine was "ours" and cautioned that advancing Russian forces could take the Ukrainian city of Sumy as part of a bid to carve out a buffer zone along the border.
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