Ukrainian Armed Forces units have advanced 1-2.5 km in certain areas of the North Slobozhanshchyna front in Sumy Oblast.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Telegram

Details: The General Staff reported that Ukrainian troops on this front continue active operations aimed at wiping out Russian forces and liberating settlements.

Quote: "Continuous fire zones are being maintained in order to prevent Russian occupying forces from moving, reinforcing, or evacuating in key areas."

Details:Active operations are taking place particularly near the settlements of Oleksiivka and Yunakivka in Sumy Oblast, the General Staff said in a comment to Ukrainska Pravda.

Background: On 16 August, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that for the second consecutive day, Ukrainian troops were advancing near Dobropillia and Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast.

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