Sumy
Sumy came under a massive attack by Russian UAVs during the night of August 21. A two-story residential building caught fire in the Kovpakivskyi District.
Sumy and a number of communities in the region have been left without electricity. Trolleybuses have stopped running in the city, and some water utility facilities are without power.
During seven camp sessions in the Carpathians, 338 children from 20 settlements across Ukraine enjoyed a holiday. The program combined sports, mountains, and psychological support.
A former resident of Dnipropetrovsk region who fought for the “DPR” and acquired Russian citizenship has been notified in absentia of suspicion of high treason. According to the investigation, he commanded the “Akhmat” attack UAV company and issued orders to shell civilian infrastructure in Sumy and the region.
Russian forces attacked Sumy with strike drones, hitting a residential area. Large-scale fires broke out, and information about casualties is being clarified.
As a result of Russian attacks on August 16, six people were injured in Kyiv and the surrounding region. In Kryvyi Rih, two people were killed and 14 injured; one person was killed in Sumy.
Over the past day, there were 237 combat engagements on the front, most of them in the Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka directions. The enemy launched 2 missile and 80 air strikes and deployed 11,155 kamikaze drones.
Russian forces launched a missile strike on a suburb of Kharkiv. According to preliminary data, there are no casualties.
In the morning in Sumy, structures collapsed while a fire was being extinguished after a Russian UAV strike, and 30-year-old shift commander Oleksii Stoliarenko was injured under a slab. Doctors were unable to save him; he left behind a wife and daughter.
Over the past day, there were 212 combat engagements at the front, with the enemy most actively attacking in the Kostiantynivka, Pokrovsk, and Sloviansk directions. The Russians deployed more than 10,600 kamikaze drones and carried out 79 airstrikes.
In Sumy, 14 people were injured as a result of overnight KAB strikes, including a 14-year-old child. Over the past day, Russian forces shelled 32 settlements in the region; 2 deaths have been reported.
During the night of August 10, Russian forces carried out five guided aerial bomb strikes on civilian infrastructure in Sumy. At least five people were injured; there were no fatalities, and residential buildings were damaged.
All passengers of the Sumy–Kyiv train, which was attacked by the enemy with a drone, were promptly evacuated and transported to continue their journey. There were no casualties; railway workers are minimizing deviations from the schedule.
An enemy UAV struck the locomotive of the Sumy–Kyiv train, damaging a carriage. The passengers were evacuated, and railway workers are minimizing the delay.
Over the past 24 hours, 223 combat engagements took place at the front, with the largest number on the Pokrovsk direction. The enemy launched a missile strike and 77 airstrikes, using 242 guided aerial bombs.
Russian forces attacked Sumy overnight with guided aerial bombs and drones, injuring two people. In the Hlukhiv community, a post office was also destroyed as a result of a UAV strike.
In Sumy region, three people died as a result of Russian shelling over the past day, including a 13-year-old girl; another 19 people were injured. At night, Russia struck the Sumy community with aerial bombs, injuring 12 people.
Russian forces launched four guided aerial bomb strikes on Sumy's civilian infrastructure overnight. At least two people were wounded, and high-rise buildings were damaged.
Over the past day, 259 combat clashes took place on the front, most of them on the Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka directions. The occupiers used more than 10,000 kamikaze drones and 295 guided aerial bombs.
At night, Russian troops attacked Sumy with KABs, killing two girls aged 5 and 10 and an elderly woman. Four more people sought help for stress, and residential buildings were damaged.
On the night of August 4, Russian troops struck civilian infrastructure in Sumy with guided aerial bombs. As a result of the attack, one person died, and there are injured.
Since the beginning of the day, 52 combat engagements have occurred on the front. The most attacks were repelled in the Pokrovsk direction, where the occupiers tried to push back Ukrainian soldiers 15 times.
Over the last week of July and the beginning of August, 16 regions of Ukraine suffered Russian strikes. The occupiers launched about 1,900 drones, nearly 1,600 aerial bombs, and 144 missiles.
Since the beginning of the day, the aggressor has attacked the positions of the Defense Forces 67 times, actively operating in the Pokrovsk, Sloviansk, and Kostiantynivka directions. In the Sumy region, settlements suffered from artillery shelling and airstrikes.
Due to hostilities and shelling of energy infrastructure, some consumers in Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Zhytomyr, Kharkiv, and Cherkasy regions are temporarily without electricity. The most difficult situation is in Sumy region, where a large number of consumers have been cut off.
The Cabinet of Ministers will allocate an additional 70 million hryvnias from the reserve fund for anti-drone protection of streets and roads in Sumy. Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyi stated that the work must be completed as soon as possible.
On the evening of July 28, Russian drones struck gas stations in the Sumy and Stepanivka communities. Preliminary reports indicate no casualties.
Since the beginning of the day, the aggressor has attacked the positions of the Defense Forces 81 times, most actively on the Pokrovsk, Kostiantynivka and Sloviansk fronts. Artillery shelling of the border areas of Sumy and Chernihiv regions continues.
Three children and three adults were injured as a result of a night strike by Russian aerial bombs on Sumy. Private houses were damaged, no fatalities were reported.
As a result of the strike on the outskirts of Sumy, a man was wounded. In Nedryhailiv, a drone hit a civilian object, wounding three people.