Sumy Oblast

Russian drone kills one in Trostyanets

At least one person was killed in an overnight Russian drone strike on Trostyanets, Sumy Oblast Governor Oleh Hryhorov reported on Telegram early on Nov. 3.

3 November 2025, 10:01 AM

Ukrainian forces shoot down Russian drone in Sumy Oblast carrying anti-tank mines

Russian invaders are attacking Ukraine with drones carrying anti-tank mines that can detonate from the slightest movement, police in Ukraine’s Sumy Oblast reported on Oct. 31.

31 October 2025, 03:58 PM

Chernihiv in the dark, rolling blackouts return across Ukraine

In the wake of another Russian attack on the Ukrainian power grid, 140,000 households in Chernihiv Oblast are without power, with rolling blackout schedules introduced across much of the country, Deputy Energy Minister Artem Nekrasov told Ukrainian TV broadcasters on Oct. 22.

22 October 2025, 08:45 PM

Worst power outages in Sumy, Chernihiv oblasts after strikes – Ukrenergo

Most Ukrainian regions switched to emergency power outages after Russia's massive strikes on energy facilities, with the worst situation in the Sumy and Chernihiv oblasts, Ukrenergo reported on Telegram on Oct. 22.

22 October 2025, 01:29 PM

Ukrainian SOF ambushes Russian assault units

The special operations forces (SOF) Group A eliminated 13 Russian soldiers during a raid in the North-Slobozhanskyi front sector, the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported on Oct. 21, sharing video of the combat operation on Telegram.

21 October 2025, 09:57 AM

Parts of Sumy left without power and water

Several districts of the city of Sumy were left without electricity on Oct. 20, causing water supply disruptions as well, regional utility company Sumyoblenergo told Suspilne.

20 October 2025, 05:03 PM

Russian attack disrupts train service in Sumy Oblast

Russian strikes have damaged railway infrastructure in Sumy Oblast, causing significant delays and disrupting train services, the national rail operator Ukrzaliznytsia reported on Telegram early on Oct. 20.

20 October 2025, 08:28 AM

Russian invaders struck the city of Sumy overnight, causing a fire at the site of impact

Russia’s army struck the city of Sumy overnight, the State Emergency Service reported on Oct. 14.

14 October 2025, 10:41 AM

Russian attack disrupts railway traffic near Sumy

Trains running in the Sumy direction are being re-routed, final stop were changed following a new Russian strike on the railway, Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways) reported on Oct. 9.

9 October 2025, 11:30 AM

Russian airstrikes kill three in Sumy Oblast

Three people were killed and two others were wounded in a series of Russian airstrikes at Ukraine’s Sumy Oblast, regional Governor Oleh Hryhorov reported on Telegram late on Oct. 8.

9 October 2025, 08:11 AM

Russian forces expand foothold in two Ukrainian oblasts

Russian troops have advanced in the village of Poltavka in Ukraine’s southeastern Zaporizhzhya Oblast, the DeepState monitoring group reported on Telegram on Oct. 8.

8 October 2025, 08:51 AM

Russia aims to cripple Ukraine’s rail network, says Deputy PM

Russia is attempting to disrupt Ukraine’s heating season and paralyze the operations of national rail operator Ukrzaliznytsia, the country’s “critical artery,” Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration and Minister for Communities and Territorial Development Oleksiy Kuleba said on Telegram on Oct. 7.

7 October 2025, 09:31 AM

Russian strike on Sumy Oblast cuts power to Shostka and nearby villages in two districts

Russian invaders carried out an airstrike on the Shostka community in Ukraine’s Sumy Oblast, leaving the city and nearby villages without power, local head Mykola Noha said on Oct. 3.

3 October 2025, 10:55 AM

Russian attacks knock out power to thousands in Sumy Oblast

Russian strikes on critical infrastructure in Sumy Oblast left two districts without power, regional energy provider Sumyoblenergo reported on the evening of Oct. 1.

2 October 2025, 10:50 AM

Russian drone kills family of four in Sumy Oblast

A married couple and their two young children were killed in an overnight Russian drone strike on their home in the village of Chernechchyna in Ukraines’s Sumy Oblast, regional Governor Oleg Hryhorov reported on Telegram on Sept. 30.

30 September 2025, 08:44 AM

Russian bomb shatters residential neighborhood in Sumy Oblast

At least a dozen houses were damaged in a Russian bomb strike on the densely populated suburbs of the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy early on Sept. 26, regional Governor Serhii Kryvosheienko reported on Telegram.

26 September 2025, 08:21 AM

Ukraine’s SBU charges six Russian generals over airstrikes on schools and kindergartens in Sumy Oblast

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service has formally charged six Russian generals in absentia for ordering and carrying out bombing raids on schools and kindergartens in Sumy Oblast, the agency announced on Sept. 25.

25 September 2025, 07:14 PM

Ukrainian flags wave again in Oleksiivka, Sumy Oblast

Ukrainian defense forces have raised national flags in Oleksiivka, Sumy Oblast, which had previously been captured by Russian troops, AFU 225th Separate Assault Battalion reported on Sept. 21.

22 September 2025, 10:02 AM

Explosions rock Kharkiv and Sumy amid Russian air assault

Explosions were heard in Kharkiv on Sept. 16, according to local Telegram channels.

16 September 2025, 02:10 PM

Russian missiles injure 12 farmers in Sumy Oblast

Twelve people were injured in a series of two Russian missile strikes on a farm in the village of Boromlya in Ukraine’s Sumy Oblast late on Sep. 14, regional Governor Ihor Kalchenko reported on Telegram the following morning.

15 September 2025, 09:16 AM

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