Sumy region
Russian strikes kill 10 civilians in Ukraine on 21 July
Russian military strikes on July 21 killed ten civilians in the Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Kharkiv Regions (Oblasts), while at least 67 others were injured in attacks that also struck the Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk and Sumy Oblasts
Russian strikes kill 12 civilians in Ukraine on 21 July
Russian military strikes on July 20 killed, 2026, 12 civilians in the Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk Regions (Oblasts), while at least 82 others were injured in attacks that also struck the Sumy, Kherson and Chernihiv Oblasts
Russian strikes kill 10 civilians in Ukraine on 9 July
Russian military strikes on 9 July 2026 killed 10 civilians in Kyiv and the Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, Odesa, Kherson and Kharkiv Regions (Oblasts), and injured at least 81 people, including in the Chernihiv and Sumy regions
Russian strikes kill 18 civilians in Ukraine on 15 July
Russian military strikes on July 15, 2026, killed 18 civilians in the Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson and Sumy Regions (Oblasts), and injured at least 104 people, including in the Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine's National Police reported
Russia strikes Sumy with aerial bombs: At least 3 killed, 17 injured
The attack also damaged a critical infrastructure facility, a medical building and seven cars
Russian strikes kill four civilians in Ukraine on 13 July
The fatalities were reported in the Dnipropetrovsk and Kherson Regions (Oblasts), while injuries were recorded in those regions as well as the Kharkiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Odesa regions
Russian strikes across Ukraine kills at least seven, injures 65 in a single day (updated)
The rescue operation is ongoing, and information regarding the aftermath of the strike is being clarified
Russian shelling kills 5 civilians in Ukraine on 9 July
Russian attacks on 9 July killed five civilians and injured at least 79 others across six Ukrainian Regions (oblasts), according to the National Police. Those killed were in the Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Donetsk and Kharkiv Oblasts, while the injured were reported in those regions as well as the Sumy and Dnipropetrovsk Oblasts
Russian aerial bomb attack on Sumy kills 4, including civilians, injures children (updated)
According to the Regional Military Administration, at least three people were killed. Several others were injured, including a 13-year-old child, and are being transported to hospitals
At least 40 Ukrainian civilians killed and 149 others injured in Russian strikes on 2 July
At least 40 Ukrainian civilians were killed and more than 100 others injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine on 2 July 2026, according to the National Police of Ukraine
Russian attacks kill at least six civilians across Ukraine overnight, Egyptian sailor dies after strike on cargo ship in Black Sea
In the Sumy Oblast, Russian shelling killed a 13-year-old boy, his father and his grandmother. The boy's 31-year-old mother, his 10-year-old brother and his 13-year-old sister have been injured
Russian strikes kill at least 13 and set fire to Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra (updated)
The city suffered extensive destruction, including the 11th-century Dormition Cathedral in the territory of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra and the Anti-Corruption Court building
Death toll from Russian strike on railway infrastructure in Sumy Oblast rises to two
Hryhorov said doctors had battled for almost 24 hours to save her life, but had been unable to do so. Her injuries had been extremely severe
Russian military strikes killed seven civilians in Ukraine on 11 June
Russian military strikes on 11 June 2026 killed seven civilians in the Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk and Sumy regions and injured 56 others, including in the Kharkiv and Kherson Oblasts
Russian strikes killed seven civilians in Ukraine on 7 June
Russian military strikes on June 7, 2026, killed seven civilians in the Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk regions, and injured nearly 50 others, including in the Chernihiv, Sumy and Kharkiv Oblasts
Russian strikes killed 16 civilians in Ukraine on 3 June
Russian military strikes on 3 June killed 16 civilians in the Kharkiv, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Sumy regions and injured at least 95 others, including in the Dnipropetrovsk and Odesa regions
Russian forces killed 27 civilians in strikes across Ukraine on 2 June
Russian forces launched 73 missiles and 656 drones. Ukrainian air defences neutralised 642 aerial targets, including 11 Iskander-M ballistic missiles, 26 Kh-101 cruise missiles and three Kalibr cruise missiles
Russian strikes killed seven civilians in Ukraine on May 26
Russian strikes killed seven civilians in the Odesa, Kherson and Donetsk regions on 26 May, while nearly 50 others were injured, including in the Kharkiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia and Chernihiv regions, Ukraine’s National Police reported
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