In the frontline communities of Sumy region, more than 5,000 people remain, despite recommendations to evacuate. In recent days, only 700 people have left.
As a result of enemy shelling, a resident of the Mykolaiv community died, and three people were injured. Civilian infrastructure objects and dozens of private houses in four communities were damaged.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on a massive Russian attack on Ukraine. Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk region, Zhytomyr region, Kherson region, and Dnipropetrovsk region were under attack, and there are casualties.
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.
Evacuation has been intensified in Sumy region from two communities due to increased attacks by KABs. In a day, 5 people died, 8 were injured, including a child, in the Vorozhbyanska and Bilopolska communities.
Ukrainian aviation destroyed a Russian UAV control point in the Kursk region, from where the occupiers launched drones into the Sumy region. A UAV school has been operating in Tyotkino since 2022.
On the night of May 5, the Russian army launched a combined attack on Konotop, destroying an infrastructure object. According to preliminary data, there are no dead or injured.
During March 4, 101 combat clashes took place, most of them in the Pokrovsky direction. The Russians are shelling border settlements and launching air strikes.
The Russians advanced near Lyman, Siversk, Novopavlivka, Kurakhovo and Velyka Novosilka. The Armed Forces are counterattacking in a number of areas, fighting continues in many directions.
During the day, 123 combat clashes took place at the front, 46 of which were in the Pokrovsk direction. Fierce fighting continues, Ukrainian troops are holding the line.
On the night of May 3, the Russian Federation attacked Ukraine with two ballistic missiles and 183 drones. 77 Shahed-type ударних БпЛА drones were shot down in the east, north, south, and center of the country.
The threat from Belarus will increase during exercises with the Russian Federation. In the Sumy region, the enemy has increased air strikes and the activity of sabotage and reconnaissance groups, shelling does not stop.
Due to Russian aggression, 1453 cultural heritage sites have been damaged in 18 regions of Ukraine and Kyiv. The Kharkiv, Kherson, and Donetsk regions have suffered the most.
Frosts on the ground, thunderstorms and wind gusts up to 20 m/s are expected in Ukraine this weekend. During the day, the air will warm up to +26 degrees, atmospheric pressure will jump.
Ukrainian farmers have sown 3. 25 million hectares of spring grains, 56.1% of the plan. Most of all, corn was sown – 1.9 million hectares. In 2025, it is planned to sow 5.7 million hectares, as last year.
Ukrainian soldiers restored 115 positions and hit 62 targets on the territory of Russia in April. The transition to the corps system in the army and the scaling of units is also underway.
Three quarters of the 100 battles took place in the Pokrovsk, Lyman and Kramatorsk directions. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are holding back the enemy's onslaught, having eliminated 1,100 occupiers.
Russian troops shelled the Sumy region 87 times in a day. In the Shalyhyne community, a 30-year-old local resident died as a result of being hit by an FPV drone.
92 combat clashes took place at the front, 38 of them in the Pokrovsky direction. The enemy continues to shell border settlements and launches air strikes.
An air alert has been declared in Kyiv and a number of regions due to the threat of ballistic missile use. Air defense systems are operating in Cherkasy region due to the threat of enemy drones.
During the day, Russian troops carried out 125 shellings of 33 settlements in the Sumy region, mostly in the Sumy and Shostka districts. As a result of the shelling, one person died, and civilian infrastructure was damaged.
69 combat engagements took place at the front on April 27. The enemy launched attacks on Chernihiv, Sumy, and Kharkiv regions, and also actively attacked in the Kupyansk, Lyman, and Pokrovsk directions.
The situation in the Sumy direction remains difficult, especially near Basivka and Zhuravka. The Russians are using small assault groups and trying to break through on ATVs.
At night, the enemy shelled a village in the Krasnopillia community, with five UAV hits recorded. An 85-year-old woman was injured, and houses and a car were damaged.
During April 26, 174 combat clashes took place on the front line, 68 of them on the Pokrovsk direction. Intense fighting is also taking place in the Lyman and Toretsk directions.
The Russians shelled the border areas and launched air strikes. The greatest activity of the enemy is observed in the Pokrovsk direction, where fierce battles continue.
Ukrainian farmers have sown 35% of the planned area with spring grain and leguminous crops, which is 2 million hectares. Most of all, corn and barley were sown, the leaders of the sowing campaign are Poltava, Kirovohrad, and Sumy regions.
On the night of April 25, the Russian Federation launched 103 strike UAVs, 41 of which were shot down in the east, north and center of Ukraine. Kharkiv region, Sumy region, Cherkasy region, Donetsk region and Dnipropetrovsk region were affected.
Since the beginning of the day, 98 combat clashes have taken place, almost two-thirds of them in the Pokrovsk, Kursk and Kramatorsk directions. The Defense Forces inflict significant losses on the enemy.
A Russian spy and his informant, who were preparing a breakthrough of enemy DRGs, were detained in Sumy region. They face up to 12 years in prison.
