MOSCOW, March 21. /TASS/. The Russian forces conducting a special military operation in Ukraine are pushing ahead with efforts to seal off the positions of the Ukrainian army and nationalist battalions in the Sumy Region.

The Russian Defense Ministry has released a video showing Russian forces on the way to positions near Sumy.

"The Russian forces in the course of the special military operation continue to seal off the positions of the Ukrainian army and nationalist battalions in the Sumy Region. An armor convoy has completed a march to the designated area and is continuing deployment," the Defense Ministry said.

Drones and mobile squads of cross-country vehicles Tigr and Taifun are conducting reconnaissance along the route to ensure the column’s safety during the march.