Sumy Oblast

Ukraine denies Russian claim of capturing Ryasne

Russian claims that its forces captured Ryasne in Sumy Oblast are false and part of a Russian information-psychological operation, Ukraine’s 14th Army Corps said on May 26.

26 May, 10:22 PM

Russia lacks forces to capture Sumy or Kharkiv – Kovalenko

Russian forces are suffering heavy losses and lack the manpower needed to capture major regional centers such as Sumy or Kharkiv despite Moscow’s aggressive rhetoric, Andrii Kovalenko said on May 21.

21 May, 03:43 PM

Russian strike on Konotop in Sumy Oblast destroys five-story building

Russian forces carried out a large-scale drone attack on Konotop in Sumy Oblast overnight, partially destroying a five-story building, city mayor Artem Semenikhin reported on May 20.

20 May, 08:24 AM

Driver survives Russian drone strike on his car in Sumy Oblast after stepping out for coffee

A Russian drone struck a civilian vehicle in the Stepanivka municipality of Sumy Oblast on the morning of May 7, wounding the driver, who survived only because he had stepped out of the car to get coffee moments before the impact, the regional military administration said.

7 May, 12:15 PM

Russian strike hits car in Sumy Oblast, killing passenger

A Russian targeted drone strike hit a civilian vehicle in Sumy Oblast, killing one person and injuring another, regional governor Oleh Hryhorov wrote on May 6.

6 May, 01:14 PM

Ukraine says Myropillia remains under control, denies Russian advance claims

Ukrainian forces remain in control of Myropillia in Sumy Oblast, with no recent Russian advances or assault operations recorded in the area, the Kursk group of forces said.

3 May, 09:42 AM

HUR orchestrates mass slaughter of Russian Kadyrov's elite fighters in Sumy Oblast - video

Dozens of Russian Akhmat unit fighters were eliminated in a unique special operation conducted in Sumy Oblast between February and April 2026, Ukrainian Military Intelligence (HUR) reported on May 1.

1 May, 01:14 PM

Russian desperate gas pipe infiltration tactics fail in Sumy Oblast

A treacherous attempt by Russian invaders to infiltrate through a gas pipeline in Sumy Oblast failed, the communications department of Air Assault Forces' 71st Separate Airmobile Brigade said in an interview with NV on April 29.

1 May, 08:35 AM

Russian UAV targets passenger vehicle in Sumy Oblast

A Russian drone attacked a civilian bus in the Seredyna-Buda community of Sumy Oblast, local governor Oleh Hryhorov reported on the morning of April 30.

30 April, 01:23 PM

Ukraine builds northern defense line to block Russian push toward Sumy

Ukraine is building a continuous defense line from Sumy to the Kyiv Reservoir to block Russian operations and prevent Moscow from creating a so-called “buffer zone,” Brig. Gen. Vasyl Syrotenko, head of the engineering troops of the Support Forces Command of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, said in a video comment to Ukrinform.

28 April, 02:32 PM

Russian drone strike on Konotop in Sumy Oblast damages hospital, halts traffic

Russian drones struck Konotop in Sumy Oblast, halting traffic and damaging a hospital, local authorities reported on April 28.

28 April, 10:00 AM

No threat of semi-encircling Sumy, situation stable at border

There is a zone of Russian infiltration in the border area of Sumy Oblast, but no breakthrough by the enemy into deeper Ukrainian territory has occurred, Andrii Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council, said on April 20.

20 April, 05:45 PM

Russian drones attack civilian cars in Sumy Oblast, injuring four

Russian drones attacked civilian cars in Sumy Oblast on the morning of April 20, wounding four people, regional governor Oleg Hryhorov reported on Telegram.

20 April, 11:10 AM

Russia creating buffer zone near Sumy border — DeepState

Invading Russian forces are establishing a buffer zone along the international border in Ukraine’s Sumy Oblast, OSINT (open-source intelligence) project DeepState reported on April 14.

15 April, 12:18 AM

Russia seeks to expand control zones in Sumy Oblast — Trehubov

Russian forces have intensified pressure along the Sumy direction, seeking to expand control in border areas, Ukraine’s joint forces spokesman Viktor Trehubov said on national TV on Apr. 13.

13 April, 04:05 PM

Russian drones hit Sumy apartment buildings, 17 injured, including a child

Seventeen people were injured in Sumy after Russian drone strikes overnight, hit apartment buildings, regional police said on Apr. 11.

11 April, 04:07 PM

Russian drone strike sets cars and homes ablaze in Sumy Oblast

The aggressor country Russia's troops attacked the central district of Konotop in Sumy Oblast with Shahed drones, causing fires, city mayor Artem Semenikhin reported on the morning of April 10.

10 April, 09:14 AM

Nineteen children injured in Russian attacks on Sumy Oblast

Russian strikes on Sumy Oblast injured 19 children, with forces using mortars, artillery, FPV drones, UAVs, guided bombs and a missile, regional authorities said on Apr. 5.

5 April, 12:32 PM

Russian guided bombs kill woman, wound 3 in Shostka, Sumy Oblast

Russian troops hit the city of Shostka in Sumy Oblast with four guided aerial bombs on the morning of April 3, killing one woman and wounding three others, including members of her family, regional governor Oleh Hryhorov reported.

3 April, 10:47 AM

How Russian troops use pipelines to attack Sumy and what happens next — NV exclusive

Russian forces are again attempting to infiltrate Sumy Oblast through gas pipeline tunnels, while a high-tech Ukrainian Defense Forces unit specializing in reconnaissance works to detect and disrupt these underground movements, NV journalist Serhiy Okunev reported on Apr. 2.

2 April, 10:02 PM

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