Will Russia capture Sumy by March 31, 2027?
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Yes 10¢ / No 90¢
· liquidity $51,048 · ends 2027-04-01
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Turns on whether the ISW map unambiguously shades the railroad station with one of the three qualifying Russian control categories and maintains that shading through an ISW daily update cycle.
no published read yet — crux identified, evidence gathering
Resolution rules (verbatim)
This market will resolve to “Yes” if, according to the ISW map, Russia captures the Sumy railroad station located on Pryvokzalna ploscha by March 31, 2027, at 11:59 PM ET.
The railroad station will be considered captured if any part of the train station icon is shaded red on the ISW map (https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/36a7f6a6f5a9448496de641cf64bd375) by the resolution date. If the area is not shaded red by March 31, 2027, 11:59 PM ET, the market will resolve to “No”.
For any change on the ISW map to qualify for this market’s resolution, the relevant shading indicating Russian control must persist through the next full ISW daily update cycle. If ISW skips a day, shading must persist until the next finalized ISW update is published, regardless of the date. Any continuous shading which reflects either “Assessed Russian Control”, “Assessed Russian Advance In Ukraine”, or “Assessed Russian Gains in the Past 24 Hours” will qualify. “Assessed Russian Infiltration Areas in Ukraine” will not qualify.
If Russia comes into control of this territory as a result of a negotiated settlement, this will qualify for a 'Yes' resolution, regardless of if it is shaded red in the ISW map. An announcement of a negotiated settlement which gives Russia de jure control will not qualify. Actual control must be established.
Once Russia captures the railroad station, any subsequent loss of control will not be considered towards the resolution of this market.
Train Station Location: https://polymarket-upload.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sumy+train+station.jpg
Sumy Location: https://polymarket-upload.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sumy+location.jpg
Location on Google maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/vd3fmfpUTB6BooEb9
The primary resolution source for this market will be the ISW Ukraine map. If the ISW map is rendered unavailable, information from DeepStateMap (https://deepstatemap.live/) may be used. If information from both the ISW and DeepStateMap are rendered permanently unavailable, a consensus of credible reporting may be used.
Note: Any temporary glitches or errors in the map which will not be considered.
Resolution hinges on visual ISW map categorization and persistence; ISW could change methodology, shading could be disputed or ambiguous at the specific location, and the update-cycle persistence requirement introduces timing ambiguity.
Big money on this market
Largest recent trades (≥$400). Flow: SELL No $15,570 · BUY No $14,296 · BUY Yes $3,681 · SELL Yes $504. Displayed as evidence of informed
interest — NOT trading signals; by the time size is visible, price has moved.
BUY Yes
$3,000 @ 13¢
2026-07-03 · 0xb93e1ee2… · wallet history: $7,976 redeemed / 1 resolutions
SELL No
$1,789 @ 91¢
2026-08-23 · 0xf92a9509… · wallet history: $107,406 redeemed / 51 resolutions
SELL No
$1,078 @ 91¢
2026-07-21 · 0x99ff4299… · wallet history: $101 redeemed / 1 resolutions
SELL No
$1,072 @ 91¢
2026-07-14 · 0xe55017e6… · wallet history: $9,927 redeemed / 37 resolutions
SELL No
$1,048 @ 92¢
2026-08-20 · 0xf92a9509… · wallet history: $107,406 redeemed / 51 resolutions
SELL No
$1,012 @ 92¢
2026-08-17 · 0xf92a9509… · wallet history: $107,406 redeemed / 51 resolutions
SELL No
$742 @ 93¢
2026-07-29 · 0x0e322621… · wallet history: $6,857 redeemed / 10 resolutions
BUY Yes
$681 @ 9¢
2026-08-31 · 0x6db983ff… · wallet history: $15,919 redeemed / 4 resolutions
Machine-readable
This dossier updates continuously. JSON: /m/will-russia-capture-sumy-by-march-31-2027.json.
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