Russian troops are trying to carve out a buffer zone in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy region, although so far without substantial success, the regional governor said on Tuesday. The Sumy region borders on Russia's Kursk region,

Russian troops are still trying to establish a buffer zone in Ukraine’s Sumy region but have not achieved significant success, according to Oleh Hryhorov, head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration.

Russia launched aerial attacks against Ukrainian regions in the east, southwest and center of the country overnight, launching balllistic missiles and more than 100 drones that killed at least two people.