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Russian forces captured four border villages in Sumy Oblast: Novenke, Zhuravka, Veselivka, and Basivka.

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

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Entities

Russia (organization) Novenke (location) Zhuravka (location) Veselivka (location) Basivka (location) Novnke (location) Vodolahy (location) Yunakivka (location) Khotin (location) 752nd Motorized Rifle Regiment (military_unit) 200th Motorized Rifle Brigade (military_unit) 3rd Motorized Rifle Division (military_unit) 20th Combined Arms Army (military_unit) Vladimir Putin (person) Russian forces (military_unit) Russian Ministry of Defense (organization) 9th Motorized Rifle Regiment (military_unit) 18th Motorized Rifle Division (military_unit) 11th Army Corps (military_unit) 83rd VDV Brigade (military_unit)

Source Reports

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Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russia has already captured four border villages in Sumy Oblast, including Novenke, Zhuravka, Veselivka, and Basivka.

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: likely

Redeployment of 752nd Motorized Rifle Regiment and 200th Motorized Rifle Brigade to Sumy Oblast

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Extracted: 2026-03-01T19:06:41.735Z

Source story: ukraine-braces-for-potential-russian-offensive-into-sumy-oblast-but-uncertainty-remains