The Chief of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Alexander Syrskyi, ordered the Ukrainian forces in Sumy to regain their positions at all costs. After receiving Syrskyi's orders, the command of the Ukrainian operational-tactical group in Sumy decided to fight at all costs, with a focus on attacking the village of Yunkovka, which is under Russian control. Because Yunkovka is located on the N07 highway and is not far from the Russian Kursk region. Previously, when the Ukrainian forces attacked the Russian Kursk region, Yunkovka was the logistics center of the Ukrainian forces. After being controlled by the Russians, the village became the logistics center for subsequent Russian attacks in Sumy. Therefore, the Ukrainian forces have been very frustrated and now want to retake it, which also reflects that the Ukrainian forces still have the intention to attack Kursk again.
However, the Ukrainian forces previously deployed most of their elite troops in Sumy but failed to push the Russians out of Sumy. Now, after many units were transferred to cities such as Novo-Donetsk and Donets'k, the strength of the Ukrainian forces in Sumy has significantly weakened compared to before. Therefore, it is even less likely that the Ukrainian forces can push the Russians out of Sumy. It should be noted that the Russian forces in Sumy number 5-60,000, and they are mainly composed of elite units such as paratroopers and marine infantry. According to Russian intelligence agencies, although the Ukrainian forces reassembling in Sumy are preparing to resume their attacks, they can no longer conduct multi-point attacks as they did before, and can only choose Yunkovka as the main point of attack.
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