Live, war in Ukraine: Kiev anticipates Russian offensive against Kharkiv and Sumy regions

"Russia's spring offensive against north-east Ukraine has already begun," said Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky in an interview with the Ukrainian media LB.UA on Wednesday.

The Russians seek to accumulate in border settlements and identify weaknesses in the Ukrainian defense.

GUR learned that two ballistic missiles were launched from the Voronezh and Kursk directions, respectively

Ukraine's northeastern front, especially the Sumy region, could soon become the epicenter of a new wave of Russian offensive, warn experts quoted by the British daily The Telegraph.

Ukrainian General Staff Chief Syrskiy announced that Russian forces have intensified their offensive on all major fronts. The Russian Army has advanced from the north of Ukraine and from the Donbass side. According to CNN, Ukrainian troops are in danger of being surrounded in some areas

In the Sumy direction, the enemy is trying to find weak spots in the defense with the help of small sabotage groups. However, the Defense Forces are successfully destroying all attempts to break through. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to the statement of the officer of the Steel Cordon brigade Ivan Shevtsov on the air of the telethon. "The situation in the Sumy sector remains quite tense. Since the beginning of the year, the ene…