Andrii Demchenko, spokesman for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, stated that a Russian offensive in the Sumy region cannot be ruled out and that Russia may try to attack there to stretch Ukrainian defense forces, similar to the situation in Kharkiv direction.

The enemy can at any time, even though it does not have sufficient forces, try to do something similar to what is happening now in the Kharkiv direction. It is in order to stretch the front line, the line of active hostilities and actually stretch the defense forces of our country.

The length of the border with our enemy is quite large. It is more than 560 kilometers in the Sumy region alone.

Russia has certain units on the Sumy Oblast border, and a limited attack is possible

The purpose is to stretch the front line and stretch Ukraine's defense forces

The enemy can at any moment, even if he does not have sufficient forces, try to do something similar to what is currently happening in the Kharkiv region.

Only in the Sumy region – more than 560 kilometers.

Even involving the forces that we have, we have to keep our defense strong because the enemy prevails in terms of equipment, means of attack, and personnel, unfortunately.

No offensive by Russian troops against Sumy and the region has been recorded so far.