As of today, there are no shellings of the city of Sumy with towed artillery from the side of the Russian army.
This was reported by the head of the Center for Countering Disinformation, Andriy Kovalenko, in Telegram.
"We communicated with the representatives of the Defense Forces operating in the Sumy direction. They emphasize that there are no shellings of the city of Sumy with towed artillery," the message states.
He noted that with certain types of weapons, particularly some types of MLRS, Russia can reach Sumy precisely from the territory of the Kursk region. However, at the moment, the Russian Federation has not moved towed artillery to the border with the Sumy region.
"As of today, it is not the case that the enemy has moved towed artillery to the border with Sumy, where Russian stormtroopers have entered, and where active battles are taking place with our soldiers," Kovalenko summarized.
What Preceded
It is worth noting that Kovalenko’s message is likely a response to a publication by a Ukrainian media outlet claiming that the occupiers allegedly struck with towed artillery near Sumy.
Specifically, the publication claimed that on approximately June 22-23, the Russian army reached the village of Pishchane with artillery, which is located right next to Sumy. The publication wrote that the distance from the point of impact to the Sumy border was less than a kilometer.
The media also clarified that a 152-mm active-reactive shell was allegedly fired from a self-propelled artillery installation 2A36 or 2S5. The maximum range of such a shell is 33-40 kilometers, which supposedly indicates that the enemy SPG fired from the territory of the Russian Federation.