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Exclusive report by the Kyiv Post from Sumy, a city near the border with Russia’s Kursk region, subjected to devastating air strikes.
Nov. 29
War in Ukraine
Russian forces reportedly used two Shahed drones in the strike, which destroyed the entrance to a multi-story dormitory building.
Nov. 19
War in Ukraine
A rocket strike on a Sumy apartment building killed 11, including children. Russian forces later targeted the city’s infrastructure, causing power outages. Sumy declared two days of mourning
Nov. 18
War in Ukraine
Trump taps Florida rep and Special Forces vet to advise on foreign policy; Some 19K Ukrainian children still missing in Russia, Kyiv says; Moscow continues attacks on energy grid in border towns.
Nov. 13
War in Ukraine
Sumy lies across the border from Kursk in Russia, where Ukrainian troops launched a major offensive in August and have been holding swathes of territory.
Oct. 22
Top News
Overnight attacks in Ukraine saw a hospital targeted twice in Sumy, near the border with Russia’s Kursk oblast. At least nine people are dead with multiple injured.
Sep. 28
War in Ukraine
For most of the war a relatively peaceful backwater, Ukraine’s Sumy region is being targeted by the Kremlin more often. It looks as if Russia’s missiles and bombs are being aimed at civilians.
Sep. 20
Drones
Konotop Mayor Artem Seminikhin described the power supply situation as critical, noting significant damage to the energy infrastructure.
Sep. 12
War in Ukraine
Russia launches nightly attacks on Ukraine using kamikaze drones and missiles. What made the overnight assault on September 8 unusual was the violation of Romanian airspace by Russian Shahed drones.
Sep. 8
War in Ukraine
US indicts two Russians on election-meddling charges; Death toll rises to 53 in Poltava attack, 65 still in critical condition; Report: Russian economy to plummet due to sanctions and labor shortage.
Sep. 5
War in Ukraine
More than half of Cabinet staff dismissed in reshuffle; After Poltava massacre, Russian missiles target schools in Sumy; Trump again touts secret plan to end war; Iran to ship missiles to Moscow soon
Sep. 4
War in Ukraine
Russian air strikes on Sumy targeted a children's rehabilitation center and an orphanage, injuring 13 people, including two children.
Sep. 2
War in Ukraine
Arrested Telegram founder barred from leaving France; NATO pledges more air defense support to Kyiv; As AFU moves into Belgorod region, prompting evacs, Russians wound civilians in Sumy strikes.
Aug. 29
War in Ukraine
Over two years into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Kyiv’s troops caught the Kremlin off-guard on August 6 by launching a large-scale assault inside Russian territory.
Aug. 22
Patriot
A Ukrainian rocket system that Russia claims to have destroyed by using a ballistic missile was actually an inflatable decoy produced by an ingenious Czech company.
Aug. 20
War in Ukraine
Initial reports described burning cars, broken windows and known injuries following a Russian missile attack on the northeastern regional capital on Saturday morning.
Aug. 17
A rocket strike on a Sumy apartment building killed 11, including children. Russian forces later targeted the city’s infrastructure, causing power outages. Sumy declared two days of mourning
Nov. 18