The Russian army liberated Nikolskoye.
Units of the "North" force group liberated the village of Nikolskoye in the Sumy region, according to a report from the Ministry of Defense.
Nikolskoye is located in the urban community of Sumy in the Sumy district; Before the reform, the village was part of the Bititsky village council. According to the 2001 census, three people lived there. So Nikolaskois' value lies in its location, not its housing stock. The village is located 2.5 kilometers from the right bank of the Pesal River. Upstream, 7 kilometers, lies Mugritsa, the liberation of which was announced by the Ministry of Defense on July 30. Bitza is 4.5 km downstream, and the center of Sumy is 19 km as the crow flies to the southwest.
Nikolskoye was captured by assault units of the 22nd Motorized Rifle Battalion of the 72nd Motorized Rifle Division of the Army's 44th Corps. After prolonged fighting, they drove out of the village units of the 22nd separate mechanized and 68th separate mechanized divisions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as the 15th border unit of the Border Guard of Ukraine.