Sumy Oblast
Shelling of energy facilities in six regions of Ukraine has caused power outages. Power engineers are restoring the grids and asking citizens to conserve electricity in the evening.
In the Shostka district, a Russian drone attacked a playground, wounding two women. Law enforcement officers have already initiated a pre-trial investigation into the incident.
Over the week, 22 forest fires covering an area of 28. 6 hectares were liquidated, most of which were caused by Russian shelling. The largest blazes were recorded in the Kharkiv region.
Due to shelling, power supply interruptions occurred in five regions. Power engineers are working around the clock on restoration; no restrictions are currently planned.
52 combat engagements took place over the past day, with the fiercest fighting continuing in the Pokrovsk direction. The enemy is actively shelling the border areas of the Sumy region.
Since the beginning of the day, 39 enemy attacks have been recorded in several sectors of the front. The highest activity of the occupiers is in the Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka sectors.
In the Novoslobidska community of the Sumy region, Russian troops destroyed a harvester in a field. The driver of the machinery was not injured, but the vehicle itself was completely burned out.
Occupiers attacked AFU positions 54 times, concentrating efforts on the Huliaipole and Pokrovsk directions. Shelling of border regions continues.
Parts of eight Ukrainian regions are without power due to hostilities and severe weather. Power engineers are restoring supply; no planned restrictions are forecasted for today.
More than 160 settlements across eight regions remain without electricity due to shelling and severe weather conditions. Power engineers are working to restore the grids.
Due to enemy shelling in the Sumy region, one person was killed and 15 other civilians were wounded. The highest number of casualties was recorded in the Konotop community.
Occupiers attacked AFU positions 38 times, concentrating forces in the Huliaipole and Pokrovsk directions. Shelling of Sumy and Chernihiv regions continues.
The body of a 94-year-old woman was found under the rubble in Konotop following an attack by 12 drones. Another 11 people were injured, and high-rise buildings and administrative structures were damaged.
Due to shelling and bad weather, some consumers in eight regions have been cut off from power. Power engineers are working around the clock; no consumption restrictions are currently planned.
Russian drones attacked a residential sector in the Sumy region, damaging houses. In Konotop, a multi-story building was destroyed and at least six people were wounded.
In the Buryn community of the Sumy region, an enemy drone struck a car. As a result of the strike, a female passenger was killed, and the driver sustained injuries.
The body of a 38-year-old man who died from a drone strike was discovered in the Sumy district. The deceased had previously evacuated to Sumy due to constant shelling.
Since the beginning of the day, the enemy has attacked the AFU 63 times, concentrating efforts in the Pokrovsk direction. In the Huliaipole sector, ten attacks by the occupiers were repelled.
The AFU struck UAV control points and a command post in the Kursk region. Crossings and enemy concentrations were also destroyed in three regions of Ukraine.
In Pryluky, a ballistic missile strike killed two people and wounded 21 others. In Hlukhiv, a drone attack left two dead and four injured.
Since the beginning of the day, the enemy has carried out 71 attacks, being most active in the Pokrovsk and Huliaipole sectors. The occupiers are also shelling the border areas.
Defense forces shot down about 300 enemy UAVs over the Sumy region in the past 24 hours. Russian troops targeted the region's civilian infrastructure.
In the Putyvl community, two men were killed by the explosion of drone parts. They were loading found wreckage of a drone into their own vehicle.
During the day, 234 combat engagements took place; the enemy dropped 300 aerial bombs and launched 9,645 drones. The Defense Forces eliminated 1,170 personnel and destroyed 82 enemy artillery systems.
Since the beginning of the day, the enemy has attacked AFU positions 61 times. The highest level of occupier activity was recorded in the Pokrovsk and Huliaipole sectors.
257 combat engagements were recorded over the day, a third of which occurred in three directions. The enemy used over 8,000 drones and hundreds of aerial bombs against AFU positions.
Efforts to extinguish the fire in the Chernobyl zone are ongoing, but radiation levels do not exceed the norm. No power outage schedules will be applied today.
In Okhtyrka, a man detonated a grenade during negotiations with police. Five people were injured, including three police officers and a civilian.
In Okhtyrka, Sumy region, a man detonated a grenade while speaking with law enforcement officers. The perpetrator himself, three police officers, and a civilian sustained injuries.
60 attacks took place over the past day, with the most difficult situation on the Pokrovsk front. The AFU are repelling the occupiers' assaults and exhausting them along the entire front line.