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"Explosive footage was seen of the battles for Ryasnoye and Zapselye in the Sumy region on Tuesday, with Russia's Defence Ministry reporting that both had been taken by its troops. Video shows aerial strikes, as well as stunning 'first person views' of drone attacks on buildings, vehicles and troops formations. According to the Russian side, units of the Northern Group of Forces were continuing "offensive operations across several directions, forming a security buffer zone in the Sumy and Kharkov regions". "The enemy attempted to redeploy reserves from elite assault units in order to hold their positions, but these efforts were unsuccessful. The militants suffered losses and were forced to withdraw," the defence ministry said in a statement. Kiev has not commented on the statements at the time of publication. Meanwhile, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported that air strikes had been "recorded in areas of the Sumy region, including Tolstodubovo over the past 24 hours". Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO. Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Volodymyr Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow. The date and location of the footage published by the Russian Defence Ministry cannot be independently verified. "
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