Sumy region
Only 34 civilians released from Russian captivity received medical care in specialised facilities – Ombudsman monitoring
Civilians released from Russian captivity lack adequate access to medical care and rehabilitation, despite these being guaranteed by Ukrainian law
Russians kill 12 and injure over 60 people in largest attack on Ukraine
Russian armed forces attacked thirteen Ukrainian regions: the capital, the Kyiv Oblast, the Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyy, Ternopil, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Sumy, and Poltava Oblasts
Railway worker and wife killed in Russian drone attack on bus near Bilopillia
A Russian drone attacked a commuter bus near Bilopillia in the Sumy region, killing a railway worker and his wife, a teacher
Three dead, nine injured as Russian missile hits Sumy industrial facility
The city council reported that the Russian attack on the facility killed three people and severely wounded two others. According to the head of the Regional Military Administration, Oleh Hryhorov, the deceased were 36, 29, and 41 years old
Russia launches attacks across entire front line, exposing Putin’s “ceasefire” as farce – Sybiha
According to Ukraine's military data, despite Putin's statements, Russian forces continue to attack across the entire frontline
Two dead, eight injured as Russian ballistic missiles and drones strike Kyiv overnight
The President of Ukraine reported that since the evening, there have been numerous strikes on Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk Oblast, Zhytomyr Oblast, Kherson Oblast and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. He also revealed that in the village of Velyka Chernechchyna, Sumy Oblast
Russian ballistic missile strike kills three people and injures others in Sumy
The outskirts of Sumy came under attack by Russian forces at around 17:30
Russians kill at least 35 people in Sumy city center with two ballistic missile strikes on Palm Sunday (updated)
Reports on social media suggest that the strike hit the city centre
Russian missile strike wounds 106 in Sumy city centre, including 23 children
Sybiha pointed out that Moscow speaks of peace while simultaneously launching brutal strikes on densely populated residential areas in large Ukrainian cities
At night, the Russians massively attacked Kyiv with drones: Three people died, including a five-year-old girl
The authorities reported that the Russian attack affected the Kyiv, Kharkiv, Sumy, Chernihiv, Odesa and Donetsk Oblasts
Russians kill three people and injure four others in the Sumy Oblast
Around 16:00, the Russians attacked a motorbike travelling through the settlement of Rozhkovychi in the Shostka District. They killed the 55-year-old driver and injured the 44-year-old passenger
Russians kill one and injure three other people in their attacks on Sumy Oblast
In addition, Russians destroyed a two-storey apartment building and damaged a low-pressure gas pipeline
Russia conducts 114 attacks on Sumy region in one day: one person killed, two injured
Colonel Andrii Demchenko, spokesman for the State Border Guard Service, reported that Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups continue to attempt to cross the border of Ukraine in Sumy Oblast and place mines in the area
Russians drop aerial bombs on Sumy Oblast and kill two people
The Russian attack killed a 40-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman. An agricultural company, several vehicles and a building were also damaged
Russians killed eleven civilians in airstrike on an apartment building in Sumy (updated)
The Prosecutor General’s Office reported that the number of fatalities has risen to nine, with 14 people being injured
Russian strikes in Sumy Oblast surge fourfold in early 2025
Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported that Russians primarily use guided aerial bombs, FPV drones, and other unmanned aerial vehicles. During the first five days of 2025, they conducted 129 FPV drone strikes
Russians kill 12 people, including 7-year-old child in attack on residential building in Hlukhiv, Sumy Oblast
Sumy Oblast Prosecutor’s Office specified that an eight-year-old boy had been killed in the attack
Russians strike hospital in Sumy twice, killing nine people and injuring 19
Rescue workers and police arrived at the scene to help, but the Russians launched a second strike during the evacuation
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