The spokesperson for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, Andriy Demchenko, said during a telethon that a fairly high level of activity of Russian subversive reconnaissance groups is being recorded in Sumy Region, according to Suspilne Sumy.
"The activity of enemy sabotage and reconnaissance groups can be traced in Sumy Region. In Chernihiv Region, this is not recorded, but Sumy Region is the area where Russia is constantly trying to conduct sabotage activities. I cannot say that Russian subversive reconnaissance groups try to enter our territory every day, but their activity is quite high," said Demchenko.
According to him, the goal of sabotage and reconnaissance groups is to find the locations of Ukrainian units, find out how the defence is built, in order to strike in the future.
Demchenko also commented on the possibility of an offensive in Sumy Region.
"The situation remains difficult. As of now, in Sumy Region, we do not record that the enemy has enough forces to achieve any strategic goals to make a deep advance if they try to enter our territory again," Demchenko said.