Partial blackouts in Sumy and its suburbs were reported by Sumy Oblast Governor Oleh Hryhorov after the July 23 overnight Russian attack on the region’s critical infrastructure.
Medical and other critical facilities have switched to backup power supplies.
Emergency efforts to restore power are underway.
That same night, Russian drone attack damaged six multi-story apartment buildings, an enterprise, an educational institution, an administrative building, a church, and a sports complex in another Ukrainian city, Kryvyi Rih.