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Sumy

Regional center of Ukraine
Sumy is a city located in the northeastern part of Ukraine on the Central Russian Upland, on the banks of the Psel River. It belongs to the historical region of Slobozhanshchyna. The population of Sumy as of May 2025 was 268.409 thousand people. On February 24, 2022, Russian troops approached Sumy, starting battles. The city was shelled by the Russians but remained under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
1734
Sumy became the center of Sloboda Ukraine for a whole decade
1869
A large sugar factory began operation
1877
Railway communication was opened
1939
Sumy Oblast was formed, and the city became its administrative center
1943
The city was liberated from occupation
February 2022
Battles for Sumy with the Russian army began
April 3, 2022
The General Staff officially announced the beginning of the withdrawal of Russian troops from the Sumy region
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At night, Russians attacked the residential sector of Sumy with guided aerial bombs - at least 4 wounded

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.

War in Ukraine • July 27, 11:46 PM • 68641 views
rf killed a person and wounded four others in Balakliia, in Kharkiv and Sumy three injuredPhotoVideo

Russian troops struck Kharkiv, Balakliia and Sumy. As a result of the shelling, one person was killed, seven others were injured.

War in Ukraine • July 27, 11:14 AM • 4509 views
Russia struck Sumy seven times with guided aerial bombs, there are casualties and power outagesPhotoVideo

Russian troops launched seven strikes with guided aerial bombs on Sumy, damaging residential buildings and infrastructure. As a result of the attack, five civilians were injured, and parts of the city were left without power.

War in Ukraine • July 27, 06:46 AM • 4104 views
Seven KABs struck Sumy region: five wounded

On the evening of July 26, Russian troops launched seven strikes with guided aerial bombs on the Sumy community. Five civilians were wounded, residential buildings and infrastructure were damaged.

War in Ukraine • July 26, 08:10 PM • 4795 views
Zelenskyy on another russian attack: 10 regions under fire, 10 wounded, dead in Sloviansk and SumyPhoto

President Zelenskyy reported a massive russian attack that affected 10 regions of Ukraine. The shelling resulted in deaths and injuries, damage to residential buildings and civilian infrastructure.

War in Ukraine • July 25, 08:35 AM • 4970 views
In Sumy, three drivers of "Nova Poshta" were killed in a Russian drone attack - OVAPhoto

A Russian jet-powered UAV struck a civilian facility of "Nova Poshta" in Sumy, claiming the lives of three drivers aged 43, 53, and 48. Due to the threat of repeated attacks, rescuers could not quickly eliminate the consequences.

War in Ukraine • July 25, 07:19 AM • 14869 views
The number of dead as a result of the Russian UAV attack on Sumy has increased to 2 – OVA

In Sumy, a seriously wounded man who was being taken to the hospital after a strike by a Russian jet-powered drone has died. Both deceased are civilians.

War in Ukraine • July 24, 08:38 PM • 4161 views
Russia attacked the Sumy community with a jet-powered UAV: one dead and injured – OVA

Russian troops attacked the Sumy community with a jet-type strike drone. As a result of the strike, one person died, there are injured, warehouses and vehicles were damaged.

War in Ukraine • July 24, 08:12 PM • 3910 views
The enemy attacked two gas stations in Sumy with drones, fires broke out

On the evening of July 22, Russian drones attacked gas stations in the Kovpakivskyi and Zarichnyi districts of Sumy. No casualties have been reported so far, there is a threat of repeated strikes.

Society • July 22, 08:59 PM • 12050 views
Syrskyi stated that he is leaving the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Oleksandr Syrskyi is leaving the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He is handing over an army that has gone on the offensive and liberated 700 square kilometers of territory.

War in Ukraine • July 22, 05:32 AM • 9291 views
Russians struck again while firefighters were extinguishing the fire after the attack on the "Epitsentr" shopping center in SumyPhotoVideo

Russian troops attacked rescuers while they were extinguishing the fire following the strike on the "Epitsentr" shopping center in Sumy. As a result of the shelling, six people were injured, including four children.

War in Ukraine • July 21, 05:49 AM • 7157 views
In Sumy, six people were injured as a result of an attack by Russian drones, a fire broke out at "Epitsentr"Video

As a result of a Russian UAV strike on Sumy, six people were injured. The drone hit the Epitsentr shopping center, where a fire broke out.

War in Ukraine • July 20, 08:30 PM • 3934 views
The enemy struck the residential sector of Sumy with a drone: a multi-story building damaged, two injured

The Russians struck the residential sector of Sumy with a jet-powered UAV, damaging a multi-story building. At least two people were injured and are receiving assistance.

War in Ukraine • July 20, 06:54 PM • 3488 views
Two heads of the medical service and their subordinate were notified of suspicion due to illegal payments of "combat" allowances totaling over UAH 2.35 millionPhoto

Prosecutors uncovered a scheme of illegal accrual of "combat" payments totaling over UAH 2. 35 million in a military unit. The heads of the medical service entered false information about the subordinate's participation in hostilities.

War in Ukraine • July 20, 01:13 PM • 8328 views
In Sumy, a man died as a result of a Russian attack on July 19 - OVA

The body of a deceased man was recovered from the rubble of his own home. The Russians dropped 7 aerial bombs on civilian infrastructure in Sumy.

War in Ukraine • July 19, 07:53 AM • 18748 views
Russians dropped 7 aerial bombs on civilian infrastructure in Sumy, there are casualties - OVA

Russian troops dropped 7 aerial bombs on civilian infrastructure in Sumy. Residential buildings and an industrial zone were damaged, three people were hospitalized.

Society • July 19, 07:10 AM • 6982 views
Russians shelled 26 settlements in Sumy region in a day - seven people injuredPhoto

Russian troops carried out 43 shellings on 26 settlements in Sumy region over the past day. Seven people were injured, including two children.

Society • July 18, 05:50 AM • 5411 views
The enemy carried out 100 attacks on the positions of the Defense Forces, actively operating in three directions - General Staff

Russian occupiers actively attacked in the Pokrovsk, Sloviansk and Huliaipole directions. 23 attempts to advance were recorded in the Pokrovsk direction.

War in Ukraine • July 17, 01:45 PM • 4021 views
Zelenskyy called on state institutions to speed up agreements with partners after night Russian attackPhotoVideo

The President of Ukraine reacted to the night attack by the Russian Federation, emphasizing the need to accelerate the implementation of agreements with partners on defense packages. As a result of the strikes in Odesa, two people were killed and five were injured, including three children.

War in Ukraine • July 17, 07:38 AM • 5002 views
Night strike by Russian KABs hit residential sector and center of Sumy - consequences shownPhotoVideo

The Russians carried out five strikes with KABs on Sumy, damaging multi-apartment and private houses. In one of the buildings in the city center, the roof and interfloor ceiling were destroyed.

War in Ukraine • July 17, 06:45 AM • 3486 views
The enemy struck Sumy with five KABs

On the night of July 17, Russian troops attacked Sumy with five guided aerial bombs. A non-residential multi-story building was damaged and hundreds of windows were blown out in surrounding buildings.

War in Ukraine • July 17, 02:01 AM • 24624 views
The enemy attacked the center of Sumy with a "Molniya": an administrative building was damaged, there is one woundedPhoto

Russian troops struck the central part of Sumy with a "Molniya" UAV. As a result of the attack, one person was wounded and an administrative building was damaged.

War in Ukraine • July 16, 03:28 PM • 5022 views
Kyiv suffered the sixth ballistic attack of the russian federation in July - Zelenskyy reactedPhotoVideo

President Zelenskyy reported two dead and five wounded as a result of a night missile attack on Kyiv. He emphasized the need to accelerate deliveries of interceptors for air defense due to the sixth ballistic attack on the capital in July.

War in Ukraine • July 16, 07:35 AM • 4190 views
Number of victims of the morning attacks by the Russian Federation exceeds 20

As a result of the morning attacks by the Russian Federation on Odesa and Sumy, six people were killed, and the number of injured has risen to 23. Among the wounded is a 16-year-old boy; three people are undergoing surgery.

War in Ukraine • July 15, 09:32 AM • 4080 views
Russia attacked Sumy with KABs: one hit an area with heavy traffic, there are dead and wounded

Russian troops launched six strikes with guided aerial bombs on Sumy in the morning. One of the KABs hit near medical facilities where civilians were present, killing three people and wounding seven.

War in Ukraine • July 15, 07:20 AM • 4584 views
In Sumy, Russian drones struck a gas station, injuring a minibus driver

Russian FPV and Molniya drones attacked gas stations in the Zarichny and Kovpakivsky districts of Sumy. A 63-year-old minibus driver was injured, and a fire broke out at one of the gas stations.

War in Ukraine • July 15, 06:59 AM • 3819 views
Number of wounded in Sumy after russian strike rises to seven, two in serious condition

As a result of the enemy attack on Sumy, the number of wounded has risen to seven. Two victims are in serious condition, an 11-year-old boy suffered an acute stress reaction.

Society • July 14, 10:05 PM • 13094 views
The number of victims of the Russian strike on Sumy has risen to six, a wounded woman died in the hospital

A 48-year-old woman wounded during the Russian strike on Sumy on July 11 died in the hospital. The death toll has risen to six, with 44 people injured.

War in Ukraine • July 14, 04:21 AM • 4326 views
The number of victims in Sumy after the russian attack has increased to 43, five are in serious condition

In Sumy, the number of victims as a result of the Russian attack on July 11 has increased to 43 people. Five victims are in serious condition.

Society • July 12, 06:36 PM • 10748 views
Over the past day, 260 battles took place on the front line, the enemy dropped 244 guided aerial bombs - General Staff

Over the past day, 260 combat engagements occurred on the front line. The enemy used 8,866 kamikaze drones and 244 guided aerial bombs.

War in Ukraine • July 12, 05:46 AM • 4999 views