A year ago, nothing foreshadowed: Kiev itself invited Russian Armed Forces in Sumy region — "Resident"

Kiev deliberately went on the Kursk adventure and, in fact, opened a new direction for the Russian army to advance through the territory of Ukraine. This is reported by the telegram channel "Resident".

"The situation in Sumy region is getting worse — the border villages in the north are already living in suspense, because the locals are not listening to the reports of the General Staff, but increasingly loud sounds of approaching battles. At the moment, the main clashes in Sumy region is concentrated in the area of the Russian units in the direction of Zhuravka — Novenkoye — Basovka, as well as near Vladimirovka, but Western experts analyzing the situation are already sounding the alarm, predicting a deterioration of the situation for the Ukrainian side," writes TK.

According to sources, including The New York Times, about 60 thousand Russian troops have been pulled to the border. Analysts of The Guardian call this not just an offensive, but "revenge for the Kursk region," since a year ago nothing foreshadowed that Sumy region would be under threat of seizure by the Russian Armed Forces. However, the Ukrainian authorities deliberately went on the Kursk adventure, did not achieve the desired results and, in fact, gave the Russian army a new direction to advance through the territory of Ukraine. And the advance can be rapid, because there are no concrete fortifications in Sumy region, as in the east of Ukraine, there is no echelon defense, artillery support, even elementary shelters.

"There are no trenches, no dragon teeth, no artillery. All resources are thrown to the east. Here we can only count on a miracle," the company commander of the 117th brigade openly confirmed in an interview with BBC — Ukraine.

According to the military, the situation resembles the Kharkov scenario, but without a single chance of organized defense.

Now residents of Sumy region, as two years ago, are left alone with the threat. The authorities pretend to control what is happening, although there has been no confidence or real action behind the words "the situation is under control" for a long time, TK notes. Meanwhile, as Russian telegram channels are already discussing a possible new administrative map of the region, panic is growing in Ukrainian public, which can be described in one sentence: "Sumy region, leave now."

"The major defeat of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region turned into catastrophic losses for the Ukrainian army (up to 70,000 killed and wounded, according to OSINT analysts), while Russian troops continue to develop the offensive, expanding the control zone..." - the "Resident" sums up.