Forcibly transferring 50 people… fierce battles between Ukraine and Russia in a border area

This represents a new Russian advance in a part of the region that had been mostly spared from intense ground fighting, since Ukraine regained territory there during a rapid counterattack in 2022.

Russia-Ukraine War

The Ukrainian Joint Command said: "Battles are currently taking place in the village of Grabowski"confirming that the forces "It is making efforts to push the occupiers into Russian territory"

It also denied media reports that Russian forces were in the neighboring village of Raysan.

Earlier Sunday, the Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner said that Russian forces had forcibly transferred about 50 people from Grabovsky to Russia.

Dmytro Lobinets explained that the Russian soldiers "They illegally detained about 50 civilian residents of the village of Grabovsky in the Sumy region" Thursday.

He added that they were detained in isolation from the outside world and in poor conditions, before they were "They are forcibly transferred to the territory of the Russian Federation" Saturday.
Agence France-Presse was unable to independently verify this information, and no official Russian comment was issued regarding it.

Talks on ending the Russia-Ukraine war

The Russian army announced on Saturday that it had taken control of the village of Vysoki, located a few miles from Grabowski.

The military administration in Sumy said on Saturday that it had evacuated residents of the border communities in the region, who were refusing to leave, using armored vehicles.

And it comes. Trying to break through as Russia continues to make slow but steady gains in eastern Ukraine, amid renewed talks to end the four-year war.