Zelenskiy says Ukrainian forces make progress in Sumy border areas

15/9/2025 6:17

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that Ukrainian forces had advanced in border districts of northern Sumy region, an area where Russian troops have tried for months to establish a foothold.



Zelenskiy, speaking in his nightly video address, also quoted Ukraine's top commander as saying Moscow's forces had suffered significant losses in Donetsk and Kharkiv regions along the 1,000-km (620-mile) frontline.



Zelenskiy was speaking after a week of Russian statements underscoring what Moscow described as gains in central Dnipropetrovsk region.



Russian troops are engaged in a slow push across eastern Ukraine, with nearly daily announcements of captured villages.