Russian drone attacks in Sumy Oblast kill 1 and injure another civilian
A Russian drone killed a 73-year-old driver on the morning of August 14, 2025, when it attacked a car in the Velyka Pysarivka hromada – a local government area that includes one or more nearby settlements – in the Symy region, according to Oleh Hryhorov, head of the Sumy Oblast Military Administration.
“A Russian drone attacked a car in a village in the Velyka Pysarivska hromada around 7 a.m. A 73-year-old driver was killed,” Hryhorov reported.
He offered condolences to the family and friends of the deceased. The Russian attack also damaged a medical vehicle.
Background: A Russian drone attack on Sumy wounded one person and caused a fire at a gas station.
The State Emergency Service of Ukraine (DSNS) reported that a civilian was injured in Sumy as a result of a Russian military attack on the night of August 15.
Overnight, the Russian army launched nearly one hundred drones and two missiles at Ukraine.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported downing more than 60 of the drones, but impacts from missiles and UAVs were recorded in at least 13 locations. The military’s summary included hits in the Sumy, Chernihiv, Kharkiv, and Donetsk regions, though not all regions reported on the consequences immediately.
The attack followed a previous night of strikes on August 14, when impacts were recordedі in the Sumy, Chernihiv, and Donetsk regions, resulting in civilian injuries, including a child.
ZMINA continues to report on ongoing international crimes in the Sumy Oblast.
By way of background, Ukraine urges the international community to unite to restore global security under the UN Charter and strengthen sanctions against Russia to enforce this country’s compliance with international law. Following Russia’s initial invasion in 2014, Ukraine has pursued the liberation of its territories within its internationally recognized 1991 borders while developing comprehensive reintegration strategies and policies for all liberated areas.
European Pravda news outlet, citing an unnamed diplomat from an EU member state in Brussels, reported that EU foreign ministers will discuss the bloc’s 19th sanctions package against Russia for the first time at a ministerial level during an informal meeting in Copenhagen, on August 29-30.
The diplomat said the foreign ministers plan to discuss the new Russia sanctions package at the informal Gymnich-format meeting that Denmark, the current EU presidency holder, is organizing.
The diplomat said the agenda will include a separate item on increasing pressure on Russia, particularly through sanctions and countering Russia’s shadow fleet.
A Gymnich meeting is an informal gathering of EU foreign ministers held every six months under the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU, a tradition dating to 1974.
