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Russian forces have occupied the village of Loknia in Ukraine’s Sumy Oblast, the open-source battlefield monitoring group DeepState reported on June 8.<\/p>\n

Located roughly 30 kilometers (some 18 miles) north of the city of Sumy<\/a>, Loknia lies near the Russian border in a strategically exposed area. <\/p>\n

While Russia’s Defense Ministry<\/a> claimed control over the village on May 24, DeepState’s latest assessment marks the first independent confirmation of the development. <\/p>\n

Ukraine’s General Staff has not yet commented on the matter.<\/p>\n

Sumy Oblast, which borders Russia<\/a> and three other Ukrainian oblasts \u2014 Chernihiv, Poltava, and Kharkiv \u2014 has seen escalating attacks<\/a> in recent weeks as Russia intensifies cross-border operations. <\/p>\n

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The estimated Russian advance in Sumy Oblast, Ukraine, as of June 8, 2025, according to DeepState map. A black symbol marks the village of Loknia. (DeepState \/ OpenStreetMaps)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Russian advances into Sumy have gained momentum since Ukrainian forces withdrew from most of their foothold in Russia’s Kursk Oblast<\/a> in March. <\/p>\n

In May Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his military to create a so-called “security buffer zone<\/a>” along the border with Ukraine, while President Volodymyr Zelensky said on May 28 that Moscow had massed 50,000 troops<\/a> near Sumy.<\/p>\n

The situation has forced widespread evacuations. On May 31, regional Governor Oleh Hryhorov announced mandatory evacuation<\/a> orders for 11 more villages due to intensifying attacks, bringing the total number of evacuated settlements in Sumy Oblast to 213.<\/p>\n

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As 50,000 Russian troops amass, Ukraine\u2019s Sumy Oblast braces for potential large-scale offensive<\/div>\n
Reports of an imminent Russian summer offensive and troop build ups on Ukraine\u2019s border are raising alarms in Sumy Oblast and fears that a large-scale assault could be on the horizon. Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 22 said he had ordered his military to create a \u201csecurity buffer zone\u201d<\/div>\n
\"RussiaThe Kyiv Independent<\/span>Asami Terajima<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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– https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/tag\/ukraine\/rss\/<\/p>\n

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