Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Sumy Oblast but did not make confirmed advances.
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Russian forces kidnapped 19 Ukrainian civilians from Sopych, indicating that Russian forces have likely infiltrated through the entire settlement.
19 residents of the village of Sopych in the Esman hromada in Sumy Oblast were likely abducted and taken to Russia
Contact with the village residents was first lost and later their interviews appeared on one of the Russian TV channels
The forced deportation of civilians is a violation of international humanitarian law and the laws and customs of war
Russian manpower concentrations were also hit in the areas of...Sopych in Sumy region
Russian occupiers advanced near Pokrovka in Sumy Oblast
Russian shelling of Sumy region settlements
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Extracted: 2026-07-18T16:57:39.819Z
Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-6-2026