>>> Readers are invited to watch the video of Russia suddenly moving a large-scale main military force from Crimea to Sumy
According to Petro Andryushchenko, advisor to the exiled Mayor of Mariupol, the Russian Federation is believed to have carried out the largest transfer of military equipment from Crimea and the Kherson region towards the Sumy front.
“We are recording the largest and most massive military movement from Crimea and the Kherson region ever,” Andryushchenko wrote on Telegram, along with a video showing the military convoy moving (See below).
Along with publishing Mr. Andryushchenko's information, The Kyiv Post also said that it could not independently verify the location or time of the video.
The convoy reportedly included more than 10 self-propelled guns, one air defense system and more than 40 trucks carrying ammunition and soldiers.
“Russian troops moved through Mariupol towards Novoazovsk, then to Taganrog, transporting a large amount of equipment and personnel,” Andryushchenko said, adding that the equipment was then loaded onto trains, while anonymous sources said the equipment and personnel were transferred to the Kursk region of the Russian Federation, that is, towards the Sumy front.
Mr. Andryushchenk also revealed a special tactical marking on the vehicles: a triangle within a triangle.
“This is the largest movement in the last six months and the first on such a scale since the start of the full-scale conflict. What is particularly noticeable is that they are bringing in ‘new’ self-propelled guns from Crimea. We are continuing to monitor it,” Andryushchenko added.
According to The Kyiv Post, Russian forces have advanced further south and are now just 18 miles (about 29 km) away from the city of Sumy, the capital of the northeastern region of Ukraine that was completely liberated at the beginning of the war.
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) and independent observers have confirmed the advance, as Russian Federation forces are said to have advanced west of Mala Korchakivka and towards Varachyne and Khotin. Fighting has also been recorded near Yunakivka and Yablunivka.
Observers also confirmed the Russian Federation's claim of recapturing the village of Loknia, which was liberated by Ukraine in 2022.
The Ukrainian city of Sumy, 200 miles (about 320 kilometers) northeast of Kiev, has never fallen under Russian control during the 11-year conflict between the two countries.
Last month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that there were about 50,000 Russian troops massed near the border.
As of May 31, 213 towns and villages in the Sumy region have been evacuated, with the regional governor issuing mandatory evacuation orders in 11 more settlements.
Earlier, ISW reported that Russian Federation forces appeared to be pushing along the Khotin–Khrapivshchyna line, 12–15 km from the city of Sumy, potentially bringing the city within conventional artillery range.
Russian officials have repeatedly called for the establishment of a “security buffer zone” in the region, possibly in preparation for a larger-scale attack.
However, ISW assessed that the Russian Federation is unlikely to capture Sumy in the short or medium term, noting that Russian Federation forces have not captured any major Ukrainian cities since July 2022.
And that was before the Ukrainian army liberated and recaptured the major city of Kherson in November 2022.
During the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Kursk province on May 20, local officials raised the idea of capturing Sumy.
The acting governor of Kursk Oblast later echoed this view, calling the Sumy region “no stranger to us.”
Source: https://khoahocdoisong.vn/nga-bat-ngo-di-doi-luc-luong-quan-su-chu-luc-quy-mo-lon-tu-crimea-toi-sumy-post1546825.html
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