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Ukraine Retakes Villages in Sumy Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit

Ukraine regained control of two villages in the eastern Sumy region on Friday, further reasserting its presence along a swathe of the border with Russia. The news broke on Friday, just days before Trump is slated to hold a peace summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
 

Ukraine Retakes Villages in Sumy Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit
By Oskar Malec | Last Updated: 12 Aug 2025
In the evening of Tuesday, Ukraine's military said its troops liberated the villages of Stepne and Novokostiantynivka. "It's tough. After meeting Zelenskiy and military chiefs, Ukraine's top commander Oleksandr Syrskyi said: "But we are resisting the enemy.

Trump Suggests Land Giveaways May Be Needed
In comments Monday, President Trump said that any peace deal had to involve concessions by both Kyiv and Moscow on territorial issues. Putin will face the real test of his willingness to negotiate when he meets his US counterpart at an upcoming summit, Lavrov added.

Building on Recent Gains
Bezsalivka is the third successful reclamation this week, after Stepne and Novokostiantynivka. Those are modest gains, but any movement is important after Russian forces have been inching deeper into the west for months, particularly around Donetsk.

Russian Offensive in Sumy
Russia reinvaded Sumy earlier this year after President Vladimir Putin ordered the creation of a "buffer zone" in the area that looked like it could soon pose a direct threat to Sumy city. Based on data from the Ukrainian Deep State mapping project, at least 200 square kilometers of land in the region today remains under Russian occupation, and across Ukraine, 114,000 square kilometers remain under effective or at least partial control by Russia.
 

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