Sumy Oblast authorities announced further mandatory evacuation of 23 border settlements in the region amid intensified Russian attacks, Governor Volodymyr Artiukh said on Aug. 7. Over the past day, Moscow’s troops have increased aviation activity near the border areas of Sumy Oblast, dropping about 30 guided aerial bombs on the settlements, Ukraine’s General Staff said in its latest update. The announcement coincides with reports of Ukraine’s cross-border incursion into Russia’s Kursk Oblast. Moscow said clashes on Russian soil began on Aug. 6 and they have continued into the next day. Kyiv ha…
