INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russias defence ministry on Sunday claimed the capture of a town in Ukraines Sumy region in a rare cross-border advance
A system of the North group of forces during offensive actions liberated the village of Basovka in Sumy region, the ministry said in a
statement, using the Russian name for the village of Basivka close to the border with Russias Kursk region.Russia in early March claimed the
capture of a Sumy region town for the very first time because the early days of the war in 2022, stating troops had taken Novenke, a few
kilometres from Basivka.President Vladimir Putin in March said that Russian forces had crossed the border, with state media reporting that
this referred to the Sumy region.But Ukraine stated its troops were pushing back attempts by little groups of Russian soldiers attempting to
enter its territory.Ukraines soldiers installed an incursion into Russias Kursk area last August however Moscow has actually recently
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