The Russians are once again trying to approach the Ukrainian border in the area where defence forces are conducting an operation in Russia’s Kursk Oblast. Russian forces are attempting to enter Ukrainian territory to sever logistics routes,

Russia is attempting to enter Ukrainian territory with assault groups in the direction of the village of Novenke.

"Currently, Russian forces are attempting to storm the border in infantry groups without vehicle columns," Andrii Kovalenko said on Telegram. "There has been no breakthrough at the moment; the fighting continues.

Russian forces launched an assault on Sumy Oblast's border area on 25 February, entering Ukrainian territory. Defence forces have pushed them back, but the Russians are still attempting to storm the area with infantry and combat is ongoing.

Russian forces attacked the border areas of Sumy Oblast 70 times over the course of the past day, 24 February, killing two civilians and injuring five others. Source: Sumy Oblast Military Administration Quote: "A total of 169 explosions were recorded.

Russia launched 154 Shahed-type attack drones and decoy drones against Ukraine overnight, the Air Force said. One hundred and three drones were shot down, while 51 were lost without causing damage, according to the statement.

The enemy is conducting attacks without equipment and convoys of vehicles. “At the moment, there is no breakthrough, the fighting continues,” he wrote, commenting on an earlier post by the DeepState monitoring group about the Ukrainian border breach by Russian troops in Sumy Oblast and their infiltration into the village of Novenke.