Sumy

Enemy forces conducted 63 attacks on Sumy region, causing 132 explosions. The attacks included artillery strikes, bombs and drones, damaging buildings and infrastructure in 15 communities.

The Kyiv region will be under the influence of a high pressure field, which will contribute to the formation of dry and sunny weather. Daytime temperatures are expected to be in the range of +11...+15 degrees, and nighttime temperatures will be around +5 degrees starting in the middle of the week.

On the night of October 22, Sumy was attacked by Shahed drones. The attack struck a private residential sector, there were civilian casualties, the exact number of victims is being clarified.

Residential buildings were hit by rocket fire in Sumy. One person was taken to the hospital, and work is underway to eliminate the consequences of the attack.

There was an explosion in the city of Sumy. Earlier, the Ukrainian Air Force reported the presence of enemy unmanned aerial vehicles in the Sumy region.

Repeated explosions were recorded in Sumy. The Air Force has warned of the launch of tactical aircraft bombs in the direction of Sumy region. Local authorities have not yet commented on the situation.

President Zelenskyy announced that the positions in the Kursk operation have been maintained. Thanks to this operation, a significant number of Ukrainians were freed from Russian captivity and a buffer zone was created in Russia.

Russian troops carried out a massive air strike on Sumy using Shahed drones. The attack was aimed at the residential sector and critical infrastructure of the city, the consequences are being clarified.

On the night of October 21, Russia attacked Ukraine with missiles and 116 drones. The Ukrainian Air Force reported shooting down 59 enemy drones.

There were 197 combat engagements in the frontline, the most intense in the Kurakhove sector. The enemy launched 3 missile attacks, 78 air strikes and over 4,000 attacks using multiple launch rocket systems and kamikaze drones.

The enemy conducted 7 air strikes on the territory of the Kursk region of the Russian Federation, using 17 combat aircraft.

Forecasters predict light rains in the southeast of Ukraine, the rest of the country without precipitation. Nighttime frosts down to 5° in most regions, temperatures up to 15° in the west, and around 10° in Kyiv during the day.

Explosions occurred in the city of Sumy. The Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces warned of the movement of enemy drones in the direction of the Sumy region.

On the night of October 19, Ukraine suffered a massive attack from Russia. The Ukrainian Air Force shot down 4 guided missiles and 42 enemy drones.

Schedules of emergency power outages for stages 1 to 5 have been introduced in Sumy region. Shostka, Konotop and part of Sumy districts will be cut off.

Russia attacked Ukraine with 135 drones, of which 80 were shot down by air defense forces. Up to 10 drones are still in the airspace of central Ukraine, 44 have been lost, and 2 flew to Belarus.

Over the last day, 210 combat engagements took place, most of them in the Pokrovske and Kurakhove sectors. The enemy carried out 62 air strikes and over 4060 attacks, losing 1530 people.

On the night of October 18, air defense units in Sumy region shot down 15 Russian Shahed attack drones. Since the beginning of the year, 327 enemy UAVs have been neutralized in Sumy region.

An accident involving a minibus and three other cars occurred in Sumy. As a result of the accident, 8 people were injured and hospitalized, and the police are investigating the circumstances.

An explosion was heard in Sumy. The Air Force warned of the threat of ballistic missile attacks from the south.

Russian attacks damaged power facilities in Donetsk, Kirovohrad, Mykolaiv, Sumy and Kharkiv regions. There were blackouts, but most of the damage has been repaired.

Over the past day, Russians fired 39 times at the border areas of Sumy region, and 80 explosions were recorded. A private house was damaged in the Shalyhyne community as a result of a KGB attack.

Ukrainian defense forces are repelling numerous attacks by Russian occupants in various sectors. The situation was the most intense in the Kurakhove sector, where the enemy made 42 attempts to break through.

17 Ukrainian higher education institutions were included in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025. Sumy State University was ranked the highest among Ukrainian universities, entering the 801-1000 group.

On the night of October 16, 16 enemy UAVs, probably of the Shahed type, were shot down over Chernihiv, Sumy, and Poltava regions. A guided missile was also spotted flying overhead from the Kursk region.

Over the last day, 171 combat engagements were registered. The enemy launched 5 missile and 65 air strikes, making over 4,500 attacks. The most active attacks took place in the Kurakhove and Kupyansk sectors.

On the night of October 16, the enemy attacked Ukraine using 136 attack drones. As of 07:00, air defense destroyed 51 UAVs, and another 60 were lost to electronic warfare.

According to the General Staff, 96 combat engagements took place since the beginning of the day. The most intense fighting was recorded in the Kurakhove sector, where the enemy carried out 30 attacks.

18 North Korean soldiers have escaped from positions on the border of Bryansk and Kursk regions, sources say.

Eight Shahed UAVs were spotted flying over Sumy, Poltava, and Chernihiv regions, 3 of which were shot down. X-59 cruise missiles were also spotted, but the targets were lost in the area.