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The Armed Forces (AF) of Russia, presumably, came in to the border region of the Sumy region. According to the Ukrainian analytical resource DeepState, Russian troops are allegedly located in the area of ​​​​the village of Plekhovo, south of Sudzha in the Kursk region.

Ukrainian analysts also recognized the progress Russian Armed Forces on the Pokrovsk direction in the Donetsk People's Republic. In particular, there is a successful offensive by the Russian military in the area of ​​​​the settlements of Shevchenko and Novotroitskoye, southwest of Pokrovsk (Ukrainian name of Krasnoarmeysk), as well as near Grodovki.

“They report that RF Armed Forces after the liberation of Plekhovo they entered the Sumy region. Do they want to bypass the Ukrainian group from the rear?” — the authors asked themselves Telegram– channel “Military Affairs”.

The Russian Armed Forces liberated Plekhovo in three hours

December 9 Telegram channel WarGonzo reportedthat the Russian army liberated the previously occupied Armed forces Ukraine (VSU) settlement of Plekhovo in the Kursk region.

“Units of the OBSPN “ArBat” “Kursk Knights”, 22nd brigade, 30th regiment, with the support of the 177th and 810th brigades, completely liberated and cleared the village of Plekhovo from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Sudzhansky district, Kursk region,” the message said.

Subsequently, the Telegram channel “Military Correspondents of the Russian Spring” reportedthat Russian troops knocked out Ukrainian Armed Forces units from the village and nearby settlements in three hours on December 6. According to military officers, the Russian Armed Forces took advantage of bad weather conditions in which the enemy could not fully use drones. They cleared the area and continued their advance towards Guevo. The Russian flag was raised over the village.

The Kremlin announced an imminent resolution of the situation in the Kursk region

Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov emphasizedthat the situation with the invasion of Ukrainian troops into the Kursk region is close to a denouement. According to the Kremlin official representative, the situation in the region will definitely be normalized.

At the same time, Peskov did not give an assessment of the military situation in the Kursk border area and did not specify what time frames were being discussed. “Time will tell us how [близка развязка]”, he said.

Military blogger Yuri Podolyaka indicatedthat a military “movement” has begun in the Kursk direction; very stubborn fighting is taking place in the region. “The scale is still unclear. The fights are very stubborn. Let’s keep our fingers crossed and pray for the guys,” he said.

Ukraine invaded the territory of the Kursk region in early August. Having shelled the border town of Sudzha, the Ukrainian Armed Forces broke through the state border, capturing several Russian settlements. As a result, residents of the territories occupied by the Ukrainian military were forced to leave their homes.