Ukrainian Armed Forces command is redeploying a strike group of around 10,000 troops to the Sumy axis, most of them made up of mobilized soldiers.

According to the Telegram channel Mash, reconnaissance has detected a major regrouping, with Ukrainian units being pulled in from the deep rear toward the Kiyanitsa-Khoten line. The channel reported that the goal of this movement is to push Russian forces out of the Sumy Region and create a threat of an offensive toward the Kursk Region.

It is also noted that on this stretch of the front, Ukrainian forces have managed to prepare a staging area for a possible counterattack in the direction of the Kursk Region. In addition to infantry, three mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and four battalions of drone operators have been concentrated in the Sumy Region.

At the same time, Ukrainian troops have already made three attempts to break through Russian defenses along the Yunakovka-Varachino line, but all of them failed. Mash reports that the Ukrainian army continues to probe for weak spots, while Russian forces are repelling every attack.