Sumy

The Russian military shelled the border areas and settlements of Sumy region in Ukraine more than 50 times, damaging residential buildings and infrastructure and injuring 6 people.

The Russian army shelled the town of Vorozhba in the Sumy region of Ukraine with Grad multiple rocket launchers, killing one man and wounding his mother, according to the town's mayor.

The commander of the "North" JFO emphasizes that Ukrainians should understand that the state border in Sumy, Chernihiv and Bohodukhiv districts of Kharkiv region is a line of combat contact.

According to the Ministry of Energy, consumers in six regions of Ukraine have lost power due to enemy shelling and technical problems.

At night, the enemy fired mortars at a settlement in Sumy region, recording 4 explosions, but there were no casualties or damage.

Vehicular traffic was banned on sections of roads in a 5-kilometer zone along the border in Sumy region to prevent civilian casualties from the fighting.

Russian troops shelled nine settlements along the border of Sumy region 33 times with various types of weapons on February 2, causing 102 explosions.

Russia attacks the Poltava region of Ukraine, with explosions reported in the Myrhorod district, but no casualties.

Pro-Russian blogger Yuriy Podolyaka was sentenced in absentia to 15 years in prison for guiding Russian missiles to Mykolaiv through his network of informants and justifying Russian aggression on social media.

Russian troops shelled two hromadas in Sumy region with artillery and multiple launch rocket systems, causing 30 explosions overnight.

The Russian military shelled five settlements in Sumy region, recording 107 explosions from mortars, artillery, drones and grenade launchers.

A spokesperson for the State Border Guard Service said that most attempts by Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups to enter Ukraine are recorded on the border with Russia in Sumy region, with some activity in Kharkiv region.

During the night, Russian troops fired 29 times at five communities in Sumy region.

Over the past day, the enemy fired 97 times from multiple launch rocket systems at the positions of our troops and populated areas.

A fraudster who demanded a bribe of UAH 100,000 from the wife of a prisoner of war, promising to influence the priority inclusion of her husband in the list for the exchange of prisoners, was detained in Sumy region.

The Sumy City Council removed Mayor Oleksandr Lysenko from office by secret ballot after serving him with a notice of suspicion of receiving an undue benefit of UAH 2. 13 million in a bribery case.

Among those released from captivity are many defenders of Mariupol, soldiers who were on "Azovstal", Zmiiny Island, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Kherson and Sumy directions.

The Security Service of Ukraine detained an FSB agent in Sumy region who was reconnoitering the positions of the Ukrainian military and preparing routes for Russian subversive groups to enter Ukraine.

Russians fired 7 times with artillery, mortars and small arms at the settlements of Sumy region, causing more than 20 explosions.

Russian occupants shelled 11 communities in Sumy region. Almost 300 explosions were heard there.

An explosion occurred in Kharkiv during an air raid alert, the city's mayor Igor Terekhov said. Earlier, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine warned of a ballistic missile threat.

Ukrainian Defense Forces shoot down 15 of the 35 Shahed drones that Russia launched overnight across Ukraine.

On the northern border with Russia, border guards record attempts by enemy sabotage and reconnaissance groups to enter the territory of Ukraine. The most active area for the enemy subversive reconnaissance group is currently Sumy region. But there is also activity of hostile subversive reconnaissance groups in Kharkiv region. Andriy Demchenko, spokesman for the State Border Guard Service, told this on the Frontline program

Russian shelling in Sumy region killed 3 people and wounded 1, damaging civilian infrastructure, including a post office, bakery, shop and residential buildings. The attack was directed at the Znob-Novgorod community using mortars and multiple rocket launchers.

Russian troops shelled Znob-Novgorodske in Sumy region with Grad rockets. There are dead and wounded.

Three men from Ivano-Frankivsk, Zaporizhzhya and Sumy regions were detained by border guards in Chernivtsi region while trying to illegally cross the border with Romania on foot, hundreds of metres from the border. The men paid €6,000 each to a guide who remotely accompanied them.

On February 2, Ukrposhta will celebrate its 30th birthday. In honor of this event, the company will issue a new stamp dedicated to the exploits of postal workers during the war.

On January 27, a russian subversive group shot and killed a 54-year-old man and his 68-year-old sister as they drove between two villages in Sumy region. Ukrainian law enforcement launched an investigation into the violation of the laws and customs of war.

Russian troops shelled six settlements in Sumy region, with a total of 16 attacks and 112 explosions, reports the Sumy Regional Military Administration. There were no reports of casualties or damage.

Ukraine has repatriated the bodies of 66 defenders. The Ukrainian Armed Forces will ensure the transportation of the bodies and remains to specialized institutions for transfer to law enforcement officials and forensic experts to identify the victims.