Kateryna Chernoval22:25, 20.12.25

The village headman confirmed the information in a comment to the media.

On the night of December 20, Russian occupation troops entered the border village of Grabovske, Sumy region .

This was reported by the local publication ” Kordon.Media ” with reference to sources. It is noted that this village is located directly on the border line. There were civilian residents who had previously refused to evacuate in writing. 

“We know that we are talking about a little over fifty citizens. They were taken to the territory of the Russian Federation to carry out so-called “filtration measures,” the report says.

Journalists also report further movement of Russian units towards the Vysoky farm and the village of Ryasne. As of the morning of December 20, civilians were also present in the latter. However, evacuations began in the evening. 

” The Red Cross, White Angels, and government officials evacuated people, but that’s 1/4 of the residents who were there. The rest, despite warnings about the situation, remained,” Kordon.Media added.

Updated : The publication ” Suspilne ” also reports that the Russians took about fifty residents from Grabovske. The village head Larisa Kremezna confirmed the information to journalists by phone. It is noted that there were no children among them.

In addition, Ruslan Mikula, co-founder of the Deep State analytical project, told Suspilny about the activation of Russian invaders in the Grabovsky area. The situation in that area is being clarified.

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