Ukrainian forces continue to strengthen their defenses in the Sumy region, preparing for possible future Russian attacks. At the same time, the occupiers have recently advanced a little to the southwest of Vovchansk in the Kharkiv direction.
Fighting continues in the area of the village of Liptsi. Vadym Mysnyk, a representative of the Ukrainian operational command "North", said that the military is actively strengthening and improving its defensive lines, focusing on the second and third lines of defense in Sumy Oblast. It was noted that when building fortifications, the Armed Forces take into account the possible directions of the Russian offensive and the local terrain.
An analysis of messages from Russian bloggers confirmed that the military command is transferring an unspecified number of occupation forces to the Kursk region of the Russian Federation.
According to the latest reports, on June 2, in connection with the active fighting in the Kharkiv direction, Russian troops advanced to a small extent through the fields to the north and east of Staritsa, as well as in the Vovchansk area. They carried out mechanized assaults on populated areas. Russian propagandists claim that Ukrainian forces are "unsuccessfully" carrying out counterattacks in the northern and central parts of Vovchansk, as well as in the forest areas between Hlyboky and Lukyantsi, both north of Kharkiv. The informants also stated that the battles in Vovchansk and near Lyptsi "become of a positional nature."
According to ISW, in the attacks on Vovchansk, enemy forces used units of the 138th and 25th motorized rifle brigades, which are part of the 6th combined arms army of the Leningrad Military District, as well as the battalion, reconnaissance and sniper company of the 83rd Separate Guards Airborne Division. landing brigade.
