2025 Sumy Oblast incursion
| Sumy front | |||||||||
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| Part of Northern Ukraine border skirmishes | |||||||||
Map of Sumy oblast as of 7 June 2025 | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Russia | Ukraine | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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| Strength | |||||||||
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Per Ukraine: 62,000 – 67,000 soldier (in Kursk - Sumy Border) | Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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Ukraine claim: 20 soldiers killed 15 wounded 2 soldiers captured |
Russian claim: 255 killed 4 combat vehicles 14 vehicles 3 field guns | ||||||||
| 56,000 residents evacuated, and 2 injured | |||||||||
In an effort to counter Ukraine's 2024 offensive in Kursk, in early 2025 Russian forces launched cross-border incursions from Russia into Ukraine's adjacent Sumy Oblast.
On 10 January 2025, Russian troops crossed the international border into Ukraine's Sumy Oblast, advancing west of Zhuravka. However, a few days later, the Ukrainian military claimed their forces had successfully pushed back the Russian attack.
In mid-February, Russian forces launched another cross-border incursion, claiming to have entered the villages of Novenke and Basivka. The former village was captured within a few days.
By the end of February, Ukraine's Center for Combatting Disinformation acknowledged the presence of Russian forces, while DeepState described Basivka and Novenke as "gray zones."