The head of the NSDC denied rumors of a possible Russian offensive on Sumy due to the lack of necessary forces and means. The situation on the border is localized with regular actions of the enemy's subversive reconnaissance groups.
Pensions will increase by 11. 5% for 10 million pensioners, and prices for 200 popular medicines will be reduced by up to 50%. Payments for 1.2 million IDPs will automatically continue and subsidies will be settled.
As a result of a drone attack in Sumy, two people were injured and four high-rise buildings were damaged. In other settlements of the region, two more people were injured, 19 private houses and other infrastructure were damaged.
In Sumy, a drone attack injured 2 people and damaged residential buildings. Local authorities evacuated 40 residents from the danger zone.
Three arrivals were recorded in Sumy during the largest attack.
Russia attacked Ukraine with 166 drones from different directions. The Ukrainian Armed Forces shot down 90 Shahed attack UAVs and neutralized 72 imitator drones, and three regions were affected.
Two residents of Okhtyrka fraudulently received UAH 592 thousand from the widow of a deceased serviceman. The men invented various life circumstances to borrow the money, which they did not plan to return.
Occupants fired four times at the border areas of Sumy region, 15 explosions were recorded. Three communities were attacked with FPV drones and artillery, and a civilian was wounded.
Russia is using a new type of stealthy drones to attack Sumy, which has already resulted in the death of one person. The drones have bi-tiered wings, a push rotor, and a 3 kg warhead.
A civilian man was injured in Sumy as a result of an enemy drone strike and is being treated. The explosion shattered windows in a high-rise building, and emergency services are working at the scene.
Explosions were reported in the city of Sumy. Earlier, the Air Force warned of enemy UAVs moving in the northwestern direction in Sumy region.
Two hits by unmanned aerial vehicles were recorded in the city of Sumy. One person was killed and there were injured as a result of the attack.
Over the three years of war, the Vadym Stolar Foundation has helped 3 million Ukrainians through various support projects. The organization supplies the military, provides psychological assistance, and conducts humanitarian missions in different regions of Ukraine.
Moskalkova announces an agreement to evacuate residents of the Kursk region of the Russian Federation from Sumy through the territory of Belarus.
Russian troops fired 112 times at the border areas of Sumy region, recording 241 explosions. As a result of the attacks, 4 civilians were wounded and two private houses were damaged.
A deadly fire broke out in a private house in the village of Zamozhne, Zhytomyr district. Four people died, including two children, and another man was hospitalized.
Russian troops attacked Shostka community with two UAVs, damaging infrastructure. They also launched a missile attack on the Lebedynska community, damaging a house and an outbuilding.
In 2024, the number of civilian deaths in Ukraine increased by 16%, and the number of air strikes tripled. Russian attacks affected 24 of Ukraine's 27 regions, with the frontline areas suffering the most.
Rescuers have found the body of the last person missing after a Russian air strike on a high-rise building in Kherson. The victim was the mother of 13-year-old twins who were wounded in the attack.
In Sumy, a child born in 2024 died in a fire in an apartment on the 4th floor. Neighbors and rescuers managed to save three other people, including a little girl.
The occupiers attacked the Kupyansk community with more than 10 guided aerial bombs and an X-38 missile. The attack killed 2 people, wounded 4 civilians and 2 police officers, and damaged more than 50 houses.
The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine did not record any attempts of a large-scale Russian invasion in Sumy region. Putin's statements about Russian troops breaking through the border turned out to be disinformation.
Terrorists launched a missile attack on the suburbs of Sumy near a civilian infrastructure facility. According to preliminary reports, there were no casualties, and the circumstances of the incident are being investigated.
On the night of February 17, an enemy attack UAV attacked a service station in Sumy. The attack damaged the service station premises and cars, but no one was injured.
Over the past day, the occupiers shelled 8 communities in Sumy region, 62 explosions were recorded. The attacks damaged 9 private houses and injured one civilian.
Russian troops attacked Sumy region with guided aerial bombs and a drone. The shelling injured four people and damaged a hospital and private buildings.
An outbuilding on the outskirts of Sumy caught fire as a result of a nighttime air strike, leaving one person injured. Emergency services are working at the scene to assess the extent of the damage.
Russian troops carried out 74 attacks on Ukrainian positions, most actively in the Pokrovske, Novopavlivka and Kursk sectors. There were 22 attacks in the Pokrovsk sector, 6 attacks and 10 air strikes in the Kursk region.
A 40-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman died as a result of an enemy air strike on the Krasnopil community. An agricultural enterprise, vehicles and premises were damaged.
777 children have been evacuated from 90 settlements along the border of Sumy region because of the threat from the enemy. The evacuees are placed in transit centers where they receive psychological and financial assistance.