Russian forces expand their control in the Sumy axis and settle in three towns

He told TASS: "Regarding the Sumy axis, our forces managed within just a few days to expand their control in the areas of three towns: Khotin, Pysarivka, and Yvrazhanskoie. There, our forces advanced southward and took up new lines and positions."

These developments follow the Russian Ministry of Defense's announcement on August 26 that it had established control over the town of Pysarivka in the same province. Marochko had earlier told TASS that the town of Khotin, located near Pysarivka, had come under the fire control of the Russian army.

This Russian advance comes as part of military operations aimed at strengthening the buffer zone along the border with Ukraine's Sumy Oblast, at a time when field reports indicate that Ukrainian forces are facing increasing pressure in this sector.