The Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the actions of the Kiev regime were deliberately aimed at undermining any peace initiative. Despite the suspension, Kiev continued to provoke and demonstratively attack Russia's energy facilities, recording more than 30 attacks since March 18.
In the Belgorod region, Ukrainian troops launched again in the early hours today, with two sabotage teams attempting to attack Russian troops' positions in Demidovka and Popovka. Continuous fighting occurred in the Demidovka and Popovka areas. Muly, Shebekino, Malinovka, and Masachevo were shelled by Ukrainian troops.
According to Russian military journalist Dmitry Kulko, Russian troops successfully repelled multiple counterattacks by Ukrainian troops on the border of Sumy region. Ukrainian troops continued to apply pressure south of Basovka to regain lost territory, while Russian troops launched an offensive west of Melovo to Oleshny direction.
In the Krasnoyarsky district of the Belgorod region, Russian troops did not launch a counterattack or attempt to drive Ukrainian troops far away. However, Russian troops accumulated strength in the Krasnoyarsky direction to prevent Ukrainian troops from attempting a large-scale breakthrough, allowing them to exhaust their own strength through continuous attacks.
The situation in the Sumy region is similar. Russian troops are not eager to seize land but instead provoke Ukrainian troops to launch attacks actively.
In other words, there is intense fighting in the Sumy border area. Russian troops are "heating up" this area to prevent Ukrainian troops from withdrawing forces from here to support other front-line areas.
According to reports by Russian media Izvestia, the Ukrainian armed forces lost 15 full-strength brigades in the Kursk region of Russia.
Russian data shows that the Ukrainian armed forces have lost 72,000 personnel in Russian regions, including over 20,000 deaths and over 50,000 injuries. This includes a large number of elite Ukrainian troops.
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