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Russian forces recently advanced to central Loknya in Sumy Oblast according to geolocated footage published May 6.

Loknya, Sumy Oblast
Likely Reported by 2 independent sources
Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent

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Russian forces (organization) Ukrainian Border Guard (military_unit)

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: likely

Russian forces advanced to central Loknya

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian forces launched a ballistic missile attack against a suburb of Sumy on May 6, killing three and injuring 11 people including three children

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Extracted: 2026-02-24T00:13:43.709Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-may-8-2025