Sumy Oblast

Ukrainian kickboxing World Cup winner killed in Sumy Oblast

Multiple Ukrainian kickboxing champion and World Cup winner Dmytro Rusetskyi was killed in action near Pysarivka, Sumy Oblast, Ukrainian Kickboxing Federation President Olha Pavlenko reported on Feb. 20.

20 February, 11:21 AM

Konotop goes dark after ballistic missile destroys infrastructure

Russian forces destroyed an infrastructure object in Konotop (Sumy Oblast) with a ballistic missile strike, city mayor Artem Semenikhin reported on Feb. 15.

16 February, 08:45 AM

Russian drones strike children’s hospital in Sumy

Russian invaders attacked a children’s hospital in Sumy with drones, regional military administration head Oleh Hryhorov said on Feb. 13.

13 February, 05:39 PM

Russia’s 21-hour nonstop barrage hits Sumy Oblast

Russian troops carried out a nearly 21-hour series of drone assaults on Ukraine’s Sumy Oblast on Feb. 10–11, killing two men and injuring at least ten other civilians, including children, the Regional Military Administration reported on Telegram on Feb. 11.

11 February, 11:09 AM

Two children injured after Russian UAV strikes private house in Sumy Oblast

Russian drone struck private home near Sumy, injuring two children, local governor Oleh Hryhorov reported on Feb. 10.

10 February, 01:15 PM

Russian drone sets electric train on fire in Sumy Oblast

Russian forces struck a railway station in Ukraine’s Sumy Oblast with a drone on Feb. 9, setting an electric train on fire, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service reported.

9 February, 08:35 PM

Russian attack damages homes, vehicles in Sumy Oblast

Russian forces attacked Sumy and the surrounding region overnight into Feb. 5, damaging residential buildings and vehicles and starting a fire in a non-residential structure, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service reported.

5 February, 11:36 AM

Russian drones hit Sumy Oblast’s rail hubs

Russian forces carried out another massive drone attack on Ukraine overnight, damaging railway infrastructure and other facilities in the northeastern Sumy Oblast, Deputy Prime Minister for Recovery Oleksii Kuleba reported on Feb. 5, sharing photos of the aftermath on Facebook.

5 February, 10:34 AM

Russian attack wipes out Holocaust memorial in Bilopillia — Chief rabbi

Russian forces have destroyed a Holocaust memorial in Sumy Oblast in an attack on the town of Bilopillia, Moshe Reuven Azman, Ukraine’s chief rabbi, reported on Feb. 1.

2 February, 01:04 PM

Russia uses remote mining tactics in Ukraine’s Sumy Oblast

Russian invaders continue to use remote mining tactics in contested areas, including Sumy Oblast, according to Oleh Hryhorov, head of the Sumy regional military administration on Jan. 26.

26 January, 06:15 PM

Russia batters Sumy Oblast with 90 strikes in 24 hours

Seven people, including two children, were injured in a series of nearly 90 Russian shelling and drone strikes on 36 settlements in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy Oblast over the past 24 hours, Regional Military Administration reported on Telegram on Jan. 26.

26 January, 01:10 PM

Ukraine thwarts Russian bid for foothold near Sumy

Russian invaders are trying to establish a foothold in northeastern Ukraine to advance toward the village of Khotin in Sumy Oblast, a move that could threaten the regional capital, Ukrainian airborne troops said on Jan. 11.

11 January, 05:25 PM

Russia holds Hrabovske, but Defense Forces stop advance

Russian invaders continue to control the settlement of Hrabovske in Ukraine’s Sumy Oblast but have failed to expand the combat zone there, a spokesperson for the State Border Guard Service said on national television on Jan. 11.

11 January, 11:14 AM

Ukraine refutes Russian occupation of Andriivka

Andriivka in northern Sumy Oblast remains under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the communications center of the Kursk military group reported on Facebook on Jan. 8, refuting earlier media claims of the village occupation by Russian troops.

8 January, 01:05 PM

Russia seizes two Ukrainian villages

Russiaт forces have occupied the village of Andriivka in Ukraine’s northern Sumy Oblast and the village of Novomarkove in eastern Donetsk Oblast, the DeepState monitoring group reported on Telegram late on Jan. 7.

8 January, 12:05 PM

Power outages introduced in three Ukrainian oblasts

Emergency power outages have been introduced in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, Poltava, and Sumy oblasts due to damage to energy infrastructure, local electricity distribution companies reported on Jan. 6.

6 January, 01:03 PM

Moscow reports 'frontline success' where none exists

The town of Khotin in Sumy Oblast remains under Ukrainian control, despite Russian attempts to create what Moscow calls a “buffer zone” there, AFU Kursk operational group reported on Dec. 30.

30 December 2025, 11:13 AM

Russian troops advance in three Ukrainian oblasts

Russian forces have advanced in Ukraine’s Sumy, Kharkiv, and Donetsk oblasts, the DeepState monitoring group reported on Telegram late on Dec. 24.

25 December 2025, 09:53 AM

Sumy Oblast warns evacuations near Russian border may become more difficult

The security situation in parts of Sumy Oblast near the Russian border remains dynamic, and the ability to evacuate safely may become more difficult, regional governor Oleh Hryhorov said on Dec. 24.

24 December 2025, 09:55 PM

About 100 Russian troops enter Hrabovske in Sumy Oblast

Around 100 Russian soldiers broke into Hrabovske in Sumy Oblast with battles ongoing as the enemy attempts to entrench and advance toward Riasne, Suspilne reported on Dec. 23.

23 December 2025, 03:04 PM

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