Ukrainian soldiers prepare to fire a mortar at Russian positions in Sumy, Ukraine, on March 9, 2025. Diego Fedele/Getty Images
Over the weekend, Kyiv and Moscow both claimed that their forces had captured territory in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region, which shares a border with western Russia.
In a video address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Kyiv’s forces in Sumy were achieving “good results” near the border.
