Ukraine's top general says Russia stepping up effort to attack Sumy region

Firefighters work the site of an apartment building hit by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Sumy, Ukraine March 24, 2025. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Sumy region/Handout via REUTERS/File photo

KYIV (Reuters) -Russian forces are stepping up attacks along Ukraine's northeastern border in a bid to break into the Sumy region, Kyiv's top general said on Thursday.

Sumy borders Russia's Kursk region, where Ukrainian forces have been all but pushed out of Russian territory they captured in a cross-border offensive last August.