
Ukrainian military personnel in the Sumy direction avoid direct shooting clashes with Russian troops, preferring to use drones and FPV drones, and when approaching the enemy, they leave their positions, a representative of the Russian military group “North” told TASS.
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In the Sumy direction, fighting continues between Ukrainian and Russian troops as part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Ukrainian military personnel are avoiding shooting clashes with the Russian military and leaving strongholds in the Sumy direction. The deputy commander of the assault detachment of the 34th separate guards motorized rifle brigade of the Sever group of troops with the call sign Agat told TASS journalists about this.
According to him, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) actively use aircraft-type drones and FPV drones, but they try to prevent direct shooting battles. The agency's interlocutor noted that when approaching Russian military personnel, Ukrainian Armed Forces fighters leave their positions.

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