Sumy Oblast

Russia launches mass attack on Okhtyrka, Sumy Oblast; 12 wounded, including children

Russian forces carried out a large-scale attack on the Okhtyrka municipality, Sumy regional governor Oleh Hryhorov reported on Aug. 20.

20 August 2025, 10:30 AM

Ukraine frees two border villages from Russian occupation

Ukrainian forces have liberated the villages of Stepne and Novokostyantynivka in the northeastern Sumy Oblast from Russian occupation, the General Staff reported on Facebook late on Aug. 11.

12 August 2025, 08:44 AM

Ukrainian drones cripple Russian supply lines in Sumy Oblast — HUR

Russian logistics in Sumy Oblast remain under constant attack by Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR) drone units, the agency reported on Aug. 11, releasing footage of precision strikes on enemy targets.

11 August 2025, 10:38 AM

Russian drone strikes roof of Sumy Regional Military Administration building

A Russian drone struck the roof of the regional administration building in central Sumy on the morning, the Sumy Regional Military Administration reported on Telegram on Aug. 10.

10 August 2025, 03:03 PM

Ukrainian Defense Forces have fully liberated the village of Bezsalivka from Russian invaders

Ukraine’s Defense Forces have liberated and completely cleared the village of Bezsalivka in the Bilopillia city community of Sumy Oblast from Russian invaders, the Ukrainian General Staff reported on Aug. 10.

10 August 2025, 02:17 PM

Russia likely seized up to 550 sq km of Ukraine in July — UK intelligence

In July 2025, Russian occupation forces likely seized about 500 to 550 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory, the UK Defense Ministry said, citing intelligence reports on Aug. 9 .

9 August 2025, 07:23 PM

Russian drones strike two municipalities in Sumy Oblast

Russian forces launched an overnight drone attack on Sumy Oblast, damaging apartment buildings and public facilities in two municipalities, regional governor Oleh Hryhorov reported in the early hours of Aug. 8.

8 August 2025, 11:20 AM

Ukraine’s HUR fighters strike behind enemy lines in Sumy Oblast, clear Russian positions — video

On the Sumy front, troops from the Timur Special Unit of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) halted a Russian offensive by penetrating enemy lines, clearing out Russian positions, and securing their hold, HUR reported on Aug. 5.

5 August 2025, 10:42 AM

Russia launches drone attack on Ukraine overnight, explosions reported in Kyiv and Kharkiv

Russia launched a new wave of Shahed drone attacks on Ukraine, prompting air raid alerts in multiple oblasts on the evening of Aug. 2.

3 August 2025, 10:47 AM

SBU nabs Russian agent plotting Sumy Oblast sabotage

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service detained a Russian agent who was preparing a breakthrough for Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups in Sumy Oblast, the agency’s press service reported on Telegram on Aug. 1.

1 August 2025, 05:15 PM

Russian aerial strikes target Ukraine’s cargo network

Railway transport, especially the locomotive fleet critical for cargo shipments, has become a target of Russia’s missile and drone strikes on Ukraine, according to a July 28 analysis by Defense Express based on open-source data.

28 July 2025, 03:26 PM

Russian drone kills three in passenger bus, dozens injured

Three people were killed and at least 20 others were injured in a Russian drone strike on a bus carrying passengers near the village of Ivolzhanske in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy Oblast on the late afternoon, regional Governor Oleh Hryhorov reported on Telegram on July 27.

28 July 2025, 08:36 AM

Russian drone strikes Sumy Regional Administration building

A Russian drone struck the Sumy Regional Administration building, Ukrainian lawmaker Oleksandr Kachura said on Telegram on July 26.

26 July 2025, 09:47 PM

Ukrainian forces thwart Russian plans in Sumy Oblast — Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Ukrainian Defense Forces successfully thwarted Russian plans in Sumy Oblast, following a report from Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Telegram on July 26.

26 July 2025, 07:04 PM

Ukrainian forces liberate Kindrativka in Sumy Oblast, Russians lose three battalions — DeepState

A separate assault battalion has liberated Kindrativka in Sumy Oblast, the DeepState analytical project reported on July 26.

26 July 2025, 10:03 AM

Ukraine seeking full ceasefire in Istanbul negotiations

Ukrainian representatives at negotiations in Turkiye will insist on an immediate and complete ceasefire, particularly an end to strikes on civilian infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on social media on July 23.

23 July 2025, 06:38 PM

Russian strikes leave trail of civilian injuries in Sumy Oblast

At least six people, including a five-year-old boy, were injured in a series of Russian strikes on residential areas of the administrative center of Sumy and the town of Putyvl late on July 21, regional Governor Oleh Hryhorov reported on Telegram shortly after midnight.

22 July 2025, 08:29 AM

Russia pushes forward in in east and northeast fronts

Russian troops have advance near the settlements of Novotoretske, Shevchenko, Poltavka, as well as in Vilne Pole, Andriivka and Popovyi Yar in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast, the DeepState monitoring group reported on Telegram on July 21.

21 July 2025, 10:15 AM

Russia advances near Pokrovsk while Ukraine gains near Novopavlivka — ISW

Russian troops have advanced in northern Sumy Oblast and near Pokrovsk in Donetsk, while Ukrainian forces made gains near Novopavlivka in Donetsk, according to a new report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) on July 19.

19 July 2025, 11:46 AM

Russian attack wounds one, targets medical facility in Sumy Oblast

Russian troops launched an attack on the Shostka community in Ukraine’s Sumy Oblast, injuring one, and damaging residential buildings and a medical facility, local governor Oleh Hryhorov reported on July 15.

15 July 2025, 10:47 AM

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