Sumy Oblast

Russian small assault groups face setbacks in Sumy Oblast, Ukraine's border agency says

Russian small assault groups using motorcycles and quad bikes face significant losses in Sumy Oblast’s Yunakivka and Khotin municipalities, with no rapid advance despite intensified attacks, Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service spokesman Andriy Demchenko reported on June 1 during the national telethon program.

1 June 2025, 07:16 PM

Russian drones, missiles kill hundreds of livestock on Sumy Oblast farms

Russian forces launched a massive drone and missile attack on Sumy Oblast farms overnight into May 31, killing hundreds of livestock, destroying tons of grain, and injuring a bread delivery driver, regional governor Oleg Hryhorov reported on Facebook.

31 May 2025, 01:08 PM

Russian troops poised for new offensive on Sumy Oblast — Ukrainian Border Guard Service

Russia spent several months building up troops in Kursk Oblast, and now has enough manpower and equipment there to launch an offensive on Sumy Oblast, Andrii Demchenko, State Border Guard Service spokesperson said on the air of National TV.

29 May 2025, 03:37 PM

Russia controls 100 square kilometers in Sumy Oblast, expanding zone, expert says

Russian forces control approximately 100 square kilometers of Sumy Oblast and are gradually expanding their zone, having occupied the area since March 2025, military expert and former SBU officer Ivan Stupak told Radio NV on May 27.

29 May 2025, 03:06 PM

Ukrainian officer: Russia eyes border gains to twist Kyiv's arm at the table

The Third Separate Assault Brigade’s Deputy commander Maksym Zhorin urged treating Russian threat along the border in Kharkiv and Sumy oblasts with the utmost seriousness in his May 28 Telegram post.

29 May 2025, 12:22 PM

Ukraine refutes Zelenskyy skipping Berlin events over frontline crisis

Media reports claiming that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was forced to cancel his participation in the Charlemagne Prize ceremony in Aachen due to an escalating Russian offensive in Sumy Oblast are not true, the Ukrainian Embassy in Germany wrote on X shortly after midnight on May 29.

29 May 2025, 09:46 AM

Russia amasses over 50,000 troops near Sumy for new northern assault

Russia is now massing more than 50,000 troops along the Sumy axis, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at a press briefing, Interfax-Ukraine reported on May 27.

28 May 2025, 12:59 PM

Ukraine braces for major Russian offensive this summer

Ukraine is preparing for a major Russian offensive in the coming months, The Washington Post reported on May 27, citing several Ukrainian military officials and analysts.

28 May 2025, 12:40 AM

Russia shifts offensive focus, redeploys forces to northern Sumy Oblast — ISW

Russia is moving forces from Donetsk to Sumy Oblast, signaling a shift in the focus of its offensive operations, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on May 26.

27 May 2025, 09:00 AM

Russia occupies four villages in Sumy Oblast

Russian forces have seized the villages of Novenke, Basivka, Veselivka, and Zhuravka in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy Oblast in an attempt to create a so-called “buffer zone,” regional Governor Oleh Hryhorov reported on Facebook late on May 26.

27 May 2025, 08:11 AM

Putin's visit to Kursk signals renewed ambitions for Sumy despite lack of capability

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin's recent visit to Kursk Oblast was intended to lay the groundwork for renewed efforts to capture the city of Sumy and illegally annex Sumy Oblast, analysts from the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in their May 21 report.

22 May 2025, 12:15 PM

Russian missile strike on training range kills 6, injures 10

Six Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 10 others were wounded in a Russian missile strike on a training ground in Sumy Oblast on May 20, the National Guard reported on Facebook the following morning.

21 May 2025, 09:55 AM

Drone strike injures civilians during aid effort in Sumy

A Russian drone struck civilians delivering humanitarian aid in Sumy Oblast, Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office reported on May 20.

20 May 2025, 03:07 PM

Ukrainian officer sentenced to 10 years for stealing night vision gear worth $110k

Ukrainian Armed Forces officer has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for stealing night vision devices intended for an assault unit, the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) reported on May 19.

19 May 2025, 02:19 PM

Russia ramps up attacks on Sumy and Kharkiv oblasts

Russian forces have intensified its offensive operations across all frontlines, Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service (SBGS) spokesperson Andriy Demchenko said on national television on May 19.

19 May 2025, 02:16 PM

Russian drones target civilians, damage enterprise in Sumy Oblast

The Russian overnight drone attack damaged infrastructure at an industrial facility in Sumy Oblast, regional military administration reported on May 19.

19 May 2025, 10:39 AM

Family of three killed in Russian drone strike near Bilopillya — Zelenskyy

Among the nine people killed in a Russian drone strike on a minibus near Bilopillya in Sumy Oblast was a family of three — father, mother, and daughter — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on May 17.

17 May 2025, 01:18 PM

640,000 Russian troops engaged against Ukraine — Syrskyi

Despite ostensible overtures towards ceasefire negotiations, Moscow still pursues a grinding attrition strategy along the entire 1,000-kilometer-long frontline, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi said on May 15.

15 May 2025, 10:20 PM

Large-scale fire erupts after Russian drone strike in Sumy Oblast — rescue efforts underway

Rescuers are continuing to deal with the aftermath of a Russian drone strike, having triggered a major fire in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy Oblast, the State Emergency Service (SES) reported on May 15.

15 May 2025, 03:16 PM

Deadly Russian drone strike hits truck in Sumy Oblast

One person was killed and two others were injured in a Russian drone strike on a truck in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy Oblast, acting mayor Artem Kobzar reported on Telegram on May 14.

14 May 2025, 11:01 AM

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