Russian occupation forces managed to advance in northern Ukraine and take control of the village of Grabovskoye, in the Sumy region. This territory is located directly next to the state border, which makes it critically vulnerable to attacks and rapid capture by small enemy groups. The successful advance of the invaders and the change in the status of the village became known from updated data from the DeepState analytical project.

The situation in the Sumy direction.

The village of Grabovskoe is part of the Krasnopolskaya community of Sumy district. Recently, the enemy has intensified its actions on the border, trying to find weak points in the Ukrainian defense and divert Ukrainian Armed Forces reserves from other directions..

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The capture of Grabovsky creates additional pressure on the logistics routes of the region and forces the Ukrainian command to adjust the defensive strategy in this area. Currently, there have been no official comments from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the situation in this locality, however, analysts note that the village is under complete fire and physical control of the occupiers.

Why did the defense in this area fail

Military experts and bloggers point out that the breakthrough in Grabovsky became possible due to several factors:.

Insufficient mining density: in some areas, the fortification boundaries turned out to be insufficient to contain small assault groups.

Constant pressure: the enemy wears down the Ukrainian defense with daily shelling from artillery and CABs, after which he brings in infantry.

Tactical advantage: the use of wooded terrain allows enemy forces to approach the outskirts of villages unnoticed.

Threats to the border region.

The intensification of hostilities in the Sumy region remains one of the main threats at the end of 2025. The occupiers use the tactics of small assault groups with the support of artillery from the territory of the Russian Federation. Grabovskoe, due to its geographical location, has become another point on the map where the enemy is trying to gain a foothold to further expand the bridgehead.

Residents of border communities are advised to strictly observe safety rules and respond to air raid signals, since the capture of populated areas is accompanied by increased shelling of adjacent territories.

Earlier, the head of the communications department of the Joint Forces Group, Viktor Tregubov, commented on the situation in the Sumy direction. During the broadcast on “Suspilny”, he noted that there were battles in the village of Grabovskoye: about 100 invaders entered the village and are trying to advance towards Ryasnoye.

Let us remind you that on the night of December 20, soldiers of the 36th brigade of the Russian Armed Forces broke through the state border in the area of \u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bthe border village of Grabovskoye in the Sumy region and forcibly took 52 local residents to Russian territory - in particular children and elderly men - who refused to be evacuated, and also captured 13 SOU soldiers. In Kyiv, the actions of the occupiers were compared to “medieval raids”, demanding the return of citizens. Meanwhile, DeepState explained that this situation was led to by the irresponsibility of a group of Ukrainian fighters, whose work in the relevant area was not checked or controlled by anyone.