Sumy

Enemy troops fired on 9 communities in Sumy region, making 59 explosions. Missiles, artillery, mortars and FPV drones were used, and a car was damaged.

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.

Over the past day, enemy troops shelled 6 communities in Sumy region, 55 explosions were recorded. The attacks were carried out using artillery, MLRS, mortars and various types of drones.

Over the past day, 186 combat engagements took place, the enemy carried out 7 air strikes and fired over 5,000 times. Most attacks were registered in the Pokrovsk sector - 43 assault attacks.

Over the last day, 158 combat engagements took place, most of them in the Pokrovsk sector - 54 attacks. The enemy made 4,600 attacks and used 2,181 kamikaze drones.

Kyiv is not planning to cut off electricity on December 29 due to sufficient supply. In other regions of Ukraine, emergency power outages were in effect from 15:00 to 18:00 today.

On December 28, emergency power outage schedules were introduced in Sumy region from 15:00 to 18:00. Lines 1 and 2 were de-energized, and hourly outage schedules were temporarily suspended.

In Sumy, a law enforcement officer was detained for passing on information about the location of checkpoints and passwords for travel in exchange for money. The offender managed to receive UAH 30 thousand from a local resident.

Rescuers unblocked the body of a dead man from under the rubble of a house in a border village in Sumy district. Russians fired 169 times at the region over the past day, causing more than 300 explosions.

Over the past day, the occupiers shelled 12 communities in Sumy region, 311 explosions were recorded. A civilian was killed and residential buildings were damaged as a result of the attacks.

Russian troops conducted a massive shelling of the border of Sumy region using multiple rocket launchers and drones. The sounds of explosions were heard in Sumy, and local residents were advised to take shelter.

In Sumy region, a Russian drone attacked a farm, causing a fire. While extinguishing the fire, rescuers of the State Emergency Service avoided a second strike by the Shahed, but animals were killed.

On the morning of December 24, Russian troops attacked the Krolevets community with drones. The strike damaged a livestock farm and injured cows, but no people were injured.

Enemy drones were spotted in the Kyiv region, and air defense forces are working on targets. Earlier, the Ukrainian Air Force reported the movement of two attack UAVs.

In Sumy region, an office building caught fire and 4 private houses were damaged by a Russian UAV attack. Air defense forces shot down 12 Shahed drones over the region, and 744 drones since the beginning of the year.

On December 19, Ukraine is expected to have mostly warm weather with temperatures ranging from 0°C to +11°C. Precipitation in the form of wet snow is possible in the east, while the rest of the territory will be without significant precipitation.

A rocket attack on the town of Romny in Sumy region damaged 9 residential buildings. An aid center has been set up and temporary accommodation in dormitories has been offered to the victims.

In 2024, 255,000 hectares of land were demined in Ukraine, but another 1-1. 5 million hectares need to be cleared. There are 59 demining teams working on demining, and another 60 are being accredited.

Rains with sleet and strong winds with gusts of up to 20 m/s are expected in Ukraine on December 17. The temperature will range from 0 to +12 degrees, and the first level of danger has been declared.

On December 10, the Armed Forces of Ukraine released a video of the elimination of a Russian subversive group in Sumy region. Russian propaganda tried to present the incident as a successful border breakthrough.

Explosions were heard in Kharkiv, hitting the Kyiv district. The Air Force announced a missile alert for six regions of Ukraine, including Kharkiv.

An explosion occurred in the city of Sumy.

There were 138 combat engagements on the frontline, most of them in the Kurakhove, Pokrovske and Vremivske sectors.

Russian UAVs attacked a settlement in the Sumy community twice in half a day. As a result of the attack, a person was wounded and houses, outbuildings and a car were damaged.

In the village of Bilovody in Sumy region, a Russian airstrike killed a married couple of 55 and 65 years old. The bodies were found on the territory of their completely destroyed private house.

The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine did not record any attempts by Russian troops to enter the territory of Sumy region. The terrain there is swampy, which makes it difficult for the enemy to gain a foothold in these positions.

The report about crossing the Russian border in Sumy region turned out to be fake. The head of the RMA, Volodymyr Artyukh, confirmed that the situation at the border was under control and that the information about the breakthrough was enemy disinformation.

In Chernihiv and Sumy regions, a threat of attack drones was detected. The Air Force urges local residents to be especially careful because of possible attacks on civilian targets.

The invaders carried out 35 attacks on the border territories of the Sumy region during the day. The attacks were carried out using mortars, artillery, FPV drones and aircraft, and damage to a private house was recorded.