💥 Attack

Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Sumy Oblast on May 4 but did not make confirmed advances. Fighting continued north of Sumy City near Bilovody and Vodolahy and northeast of Sumy City near Loknya.

May 4, 2025 Sumy, Sumy Oblast

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Institute for the Study of War Censor.NET

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Entities

Russian forces (military_unit) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) Russian 83rd Separate Airborne (VDV) Brigade (military_unit) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Steel Frontier (military_unit) FPV drones (weapon_system) Russia (organization)

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Sumy Oblast

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

Border guards of the Steel Frontier launched a precision strike with FPV drones at the positions of the invaders. As a result, two hideouts were destroyed along with enemy manpower in the Sumy direction.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:39.247Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-may-4-2025