Russia massing 50,000 troops close to border of Ukraine’s Sumy Oblast, Zelensky says

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Russian forces are accumulating 50,000 troops close to Ukraine's Sumy Oblast, looking for to create a 10-kilometer buffer zone within the space, President Volodymyr Zelensky advised journalists in a press briefing on Could 27.

"Now, they’re accumulating troops within the path of Sumy. Over 50,000. We perceive, however have had success there," Zelensky stated in feedback reported by Ukrinform on Could 28.

The assertion comes amid warnings of a brand new attainable Russian offensive this summer time as U.S.-mediated peace efforts have failed to supply a ceasefire deal.

Zelensky added that Russian forces will do "every part" to enter Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, an jap area generally focused by aerial strikes however to this point untouched by Russian floor operations.

"They’ll do every part to cross the executive border of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast… To this point, they haven’t succeeded," Zelensky stated.

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