A quarter of Ukraine's territory is contaminated with mines and explosive remnants of war, which has led to the deaths of 359 people, including 18 children. Clearing Ukrainian lands of mines will be the largest and most complex humanitarian demining operation in the world.
As a result of a drone attack in Sumy region on August 26, 2025, two women were injured. Damage to residential and non-residential buildings, as well as equipment, was recorded.
During the night, Sumy and the Shostka community suffered a massive attack by Russian drones. Civilian infrastructure was damaged, fires broke out, and there are casualties.
On the night of August 8, Russian troops attacked Sumy region with attack UAVs, wounding a 54-year-old man. Non-residential buildings, a shop, cars, multi-story buildings, and social infrastructure facilities were damaged.
Over the past day, July 19, 154 combat engagements took place. The Defense Forces hit seven concentrations of enemy personnel and equipment, a UAV control point, and an occupiers' artillery system.
In the morning, Russian troops repeatedly attacked Shostka with six guided aerial bombs, causing a fire. The consequences of the attack are being clarified; there are no preliminary reports of casualties or injuries.
President Zelenskyy reported on Russia's night attack with over 300 drones and 30 missiles on Ukraine. 10 regions were affected, there is one dead and injured, infrastructure was damaged.
The Shostka community in Sumy Oblast endured an almost four-hour night attack by Russian strike UAVs. As a result of the strike, civilian infrastructure facilities were destroyed and the residential sector was damaged; there were no casualties.
The Russian army attacked Sumy on July 16, damaging an administrative building, vehicles, and two private homes. Police are working at the site of the UAV strike; there is no information about casualties.
Overnight, Russian troops launched three missile strikes on Shostka in Sumy Oblast. A 14-year-old child was injured, sustaining shrapnel wounds from glass, and residential buildings and a medical facility were also damaged.
On the night of July 15, the Shostka community of Sumy Oblast was hit by a Russian strike, as a result of which one person was injured. The building of a medical institution, apartment buildings and private houses were damaged.
Since the beginning of July 14, 88 battles have taken place on the front, more than half of which are concentrated in the Pokrovsk, Novopavlivka, and Lyman directions. Ukrainian military personnel are repelling numerous enemy attacks, who are actively using aviation and artillery.
As a result of the night attack by enemy UAVs on Kyiv region, 6 trucks, a hangar, and warehouses were damaged. Air defense forces intercepted a dozen enemy drones; there were no casualties.
On the night of July 14, Russian occupiers attacked the Shostka and Sumy communities in the Sumy region. As a result of the strikes, two men were killed, and four residents were injured, including a 7-year-old child.
In Sumy region, a Russian drone attacked medics who were evacuating a wounded civilian. On July 13, nine people were injured and one died as a result of Russian attacks.
This morning, the Russians shelled Sumy with MLRS, hitting cars and houses. Two people died, about 20 were injured, including a 17-year-old child.
At night, the enemy struck the Shostka community, probably with UAVs, damaging houses. Over the past day, 4 people were injured as a result of shelling, with the most strikes in the Sumy and Shostka districts.
Due to the threat of shelling, the Sumy-Putivl passenger transport route has been changed. An alternative route, close to the previous one, has been developed to avoid dangerous directions.
Russian troops carried out 110 shellings of the Sumy region. Four civilians were killed, including one child, 14 people were injured, and civilian infrastructure was damaged.
A rocket attack on the Shostka community was recorded in Sumy region on January 20. The attack damaged multi-storey buildings and an infrastructure facility, with no casualties.
Russian troops fired 13 missiles at Shostka in Sumy region, damaging 12 high-rise buildings and three boiler houses. The strikes left 45 buildings without heating and damaged two educational institutions.
A rocket attack on the Shostka community damaged 12 high-rise buildings and 2 educational institutions. Infrastructure facilities were destroyed, shelling continues and rescuers are working.
After the attack by Russian drones in Shostka, Sumy region, most boiler houses stopped working. Currently, heat is supplied only from biofuel boilers.
On the night of October 19, enemy aircraft attacked a fire and rescue unit in Shostka. 5 rescuers were wounded, the building and 6 units of SES equipment were damaged.
Schedules of emergency power outages for stages 1 to 5 have been introduced in Sumy region. Shostka, Konotop and part of Sumy districts will be cut off.
Over the past week, 535 people, including 143 children, have been evacuated from the border communities of Sumy region. A total of 3,804 people, including 6,469 children, have been evacuated from 34 settlements near the border.
During the night, Russians fired 14 times at Sumy region, 20 explosions were recorded. As a result of a Shahed UAV air strike on critical infrastructure, three territorial communities lost power.
Enemy forces attacked critical infrastructure facilities in Shostka district of Sumy region using Shahed drones. As a result of the attack, Shostka, Hlukhiv and Yampil communities were cut off from electricity.
On October 1, the occupiers dropped 4 guided bombs on the Esman community of Sumy region. A 45-year-old woman was killed, her 47-year-old husband and another civilian were wounded. An investigation is underway.
NPC Ukrenergo has introduced schedules of emergency power outages in Sumy region at 09:25.
