"Currently, Russian forces are attempting to storm the border in infantry groups without vehicle columns," Andrii Kovalenko said on Telegram. "There has been no breakthrough at the moment; the fighting continues.

Russian forces launched an assault on Sumy Oblast's border area on 25 February, entering Ukrainian territory. Defence forces have pushed them back, but the Russians are still attempting to storm the area with infantry and combat is ongoing.

On the evening of February 28, the Russian army attacked the Sad community in the Sumy region with drones and missiles, damaging five private houses, a dormitory, and an enterprise office.