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Volodymyr Zelensky denied Russian forces had captured Ryzhivka village in Sumy region, contradicting Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov's claim.

June 10, 2024 Ryzhivka, Sumy Oblast

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Kyiv Post Kyiv Independent Ukrinform

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy (person) Ramzan Kadyrov (person) Yuriy Zarko (person) Ryzhivka (location) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) Sumy Oblast (location) Russian troops (organization) Ukrainian defense forces (organization) Andriy Demchenko (person) State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (organization) Russia (organization) Sumy region (location) Ukrainian forces (military_unit)

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday denied Russian forces had captured a village in the eastern Sumy region

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

No Russian troops are present in the border village of Ryzhivka in Sumy Oblast as of the morning of June 10

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Russia attempted to carry out a propaganda operation in Ryzhivka, but Ukrainian forces fully control the situation

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

At night and on the morning of June 10, Russian troops fired 15 times at the border communities of the Sumy region. The Sumy Regional Military Administration reported this on Telegram. 76 explosions were recorded.

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