Sumy
On October 12, an enemy UAV hit the Kovpakivskyi district of Sumy. Windows in apartment buildings were blown out, a non-residential building was damaged, with no casualties.
Part of Rivne is temporarily without power due to technical reasons. Energy workers are working to restore electricity supply, which is expected in the near future.
The State Emergency Service reminds how to handle electrical appliances during power outages, urging not to turn on equipment immediately after power is restored. This will help avoid accidents, breakdowns, and fires.
As a result of Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure on October 10, some regions faced power outages. Find out which devices will help you prepare for possible power supply interruptions and how much they cost.
Restoration work in Pavlohrad has been completed, special emergency shutdown schedules in Kharkiv, Poltava, and Sumy have been canceled. Energy workers have restored power to 270,000 subscribers in Kyiv.
The Kyiv – Sumy train on October 9 is delayed by approximately two hours and will arrive after the start of the curfew. City transportation will provide passenger distribution.
Ukrzaliznytsia continues railway connection with Chernihiv and Sumy regions, using combined train + bus logistics in certain areas. This applies to Shostka, Konotop, Romny, Nosivka, and Nizhyn, where passengers are transported by bus transfers.
The head of the board of "Ukrzaliznytsia" Oleksandr Pertsovskyi stated that the enemy continues to strike in order to block the main and reserve routes to the frontline territories. Passengers of trains going to Sumy, Konotop, Shostka and other cities of the region will be delivered by bus transfers.
Due to enemy attacks, railway connections with Sumy region are operating on altered routes. Regional and long-distance trains are bypassing their destination stations.
The Government of the Republic of Korea and UNDP handed over nine vehicles worth $555,000 to Ukraine. They will help communities in Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions provide essential services to local residents.
Due to the threat of enemy attacks in the Chernihiv region, Sumy-Kyiv trains will temporarily follow a bypass route. Delays of up to 4 hours are possible.
On October 8, due to Russian shelling, train traffic on the Nizhyn direction was restricted. Some long-distance trains are running with delays, and suburban trains have changed their final station to Nosivka.
As a result of enemy attacks, train traffic in the Nizhyn direction has been complicated, leading to changes in routes, delays, and cancellations of services. In particular, trains No. 46 Uzhhorod — Kharkiv and No. 113 Kharkiv — Lviv will operate on an altered route.
On October 8, light rains are expected throughout Ukraine, except for the northwest, and heavy precipitation is forecast in the south. The air temperature will be +12°...+16°, and up to +20° in the south and east.
Russian troops attacked the Bytytsia Starostat in Sumy region with a Lancet-type UAV, damaging the roof and windows. There are no casualties, and relevant services are working at the scene.
The Presnensky Court of Moscow sentenced Tatyana Lazareva in absentia to one year and nine months of correctional labor for violating the duties of a "foreign agent," which is added to the previous sentence. The total sentence is seven years in a penal colony, including for "justifying terrorism" and publishing without the "foreign agent" label.
Russian troops again attacked energy infrastructure in Kharkiv, Chernihiv, and Sumy regions. In Chernihiv region, hourly power outage schedules are in effect, and energy workers are working to restore electricity supply.
Massive attacks occurred overnight in Poltava and Sumy regions, hitting a locomotive depot, power supply distance, and traction substations. An energy facility was damaged, leaving over a thousand households without electricity.
On October 7, cloudy and wet weather with rains is expected in Ukraine in the southwest, Zhytomyr region, Ivano-Frankivsk region, Chernivtsi region, and Ternopil region. Air temperature will range from +12°...+14° in the west to +17°...+22° in the east.
On the morning of October 6, Russian occupiers shelled Stepanivka, Kherson region. Three girls aged 2, 12, and 16 sustained mine-blast injuries and acute stress reactions; their condition is stable.
President Zelenskyy reported a Russian drone strike on a maternity hospital in Sumy. Fortunately, 35 women and 11 children were in a shelter, so there were no casualties.
As a result of a Russian drone strike on the Sumy Perinatal Center, the roof caught fire. 166 people, including 11 children, were in the shelter; there were no casualties.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stated that the EU will increase pressure on Russia after the attack on the railway station in Shostka. Russia attacked the station, hitting the Shostka-Kyiv passenger train, which resulted in about 30 casualties.
Due to Russian shelling in Sumy region on October 2, train 143/141 Sumy, Chernihiv - Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk is delayed by 3 hours and 40 minutes. Traffic in Sumy region has been fully restored without the use of reserve locomotives.
Russia launched massive strikes on Odesa, Kyiv region, Dnipropetrovsk region, and Zaporizhzhia. In Odesa, a Ukrzaliznytsia depot was shelled, a train driver was wounded, and railway infrastructure in the North was also damaged.
On Defenders' Day, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy awarded the title of hero cities to 16 cities. This took place in Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, and Khmelnytskyi regions.
Russian troops shelled railway infrastructure in Chernihiv region for the second time in a day, causing a power outage in the Nizhyn direction. Due to this, train traffic in the Sumy and Chernihiv directions is temporarily complicated, and delays are expected.
Traffic in the Nizhyn direction is provided by backup diesel locomotives, which increases travel time for routes to/from Chernihiv, Sumy, and Shostka. World Central Kitchen provides lunches for 600 passengers on the three most delayed trains.
In Sumy, a young man was detained who extorted a significant amount of money from a man, allegedly for the purchase of bitcoins.
Sumy is again under attack by Russian UAVs, hits have been recorded in the Zarichny and Kovpakivsky districts, damaging non-residential premises and an enterprise. One woman sought medical attention due to an acute stress reaction.