A blogger and military analyst from Sumy, Ukraine, has predicted that intense battles are likely to erupt in the coming days in the area east of his hometown, where the Ukrainian region of Sumy borders the Russian regions of Kursk and Belgorod.
Fighting has already been reported in the region, but the analyst, Podoljaka, expects the intensity to increase in the next few days and weeks, as Ukrainian troops are determined to thwart the Russian offensive operations at all costs.
Aside from the long front line in the Sudscha and Belgorod area, the situation along the contact line remains relatively stable, with Russian forces securing tactical gains and gradually building on them as far as the Dnjepr River.