Reports say that Russian forces have taken control of four villages in Ukraine's Sumy region, which is an area close to the Russian border. This happened after Russian President Vladimir Putin recently said he wanted to create a safe zone along the border to stop future Ukrainian attacks. Even though there has been a small decrease in recent Russian bombing, Russia's invasion is still happening, and peace talks haven't made any big progress. The only clear result from recent direct discussions was a large exchange of prisoners. Keith Kellogg, the US special envoy to Ukraine, has not yet received the peace agreement plan that Putin promised. During heavy bombing, there was a noticeable drop in drone attacks from Russia between Monday and Tuesday. At the same time, Russian forces are trying to move further into Sumy, while Ukrainian forces are working hard to keep their positions.