Russia advances in Sumy, Donetsk regions – DeepState

10:13, 23.12.2025 1 min read

The enemy has advanced near the village of Yunakivka in the Yunakivska rural community of the Sumy district of the Sumy region, and near the village of Svyato-Pokrovske in the Siversk urban community of the Bakhmut district of the Donetsk region, the OSINT project DeepState reported on Tuesday morning.

"The map has been updated. The enemy has advanced near Yunakivka and Svyato-Pokrovske," DeepState said.

According to the project's maps, the area of the territories under the control of the occupiers in the Sumy region has increased by 4.47 sq km, while the area of the "gray" zone has increased by 1.66 sq km.

In total, territory occupied by the enemy increased by 7.85 sq km over the day.

As reported, on average last week Russia increased its area of control by an average of 21.95 sq km per day, according to maps from the OSINT project DeepState.