The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) has for the first time shown Russia's advance on maps of the battlefield in the Sumy region. On the map published today, July 1, it is clear which territory the enemy has seized in the Sumy region and the directions of their advance.

Ukrainian forces push Russian army away from Sumy, General Staff says Ukrainian military again denies reports on Russian troops entering Dnipropetrovsk Oblast After months of stalling, Russia blames Ukraine,

Holding the Russians off has become a game of whack-a-mole for outnumbered Ukrainian troops, with Russia frequently opening new lines of attack.