💥 Attack

Russian forces attacked near the international border in Sumy Oblast, attempting to break through and cut off Ukrainian logistics routes.

March 3, 2025 Novenke, Sumy Oblast

Likely Reported by 2 independent sources

Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent

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Entities

Russian forces (military_unit) Russian armed forces (organization) Ukrainian Defense Forces (organization) Novenke (location) Andrii Demchenko (person)

Source Reports

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: likely

Russian forces are trying to break through the international border into Ukraine

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russia is attempting to enter Ukrainian territory with assault groups in the direction of the village of Novenke, trying to cut off Ukraine's logistics routes

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Extracted: 2026-02-24T00:13:43.644Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-3-2025