Russia opened a new front in Sumy Oblast in early June, capturing around a dozen border villages. The push followed Russian President Vladimir Putin's May declaration that Moscow aimed to create a "security buffer zone" along Ukraine's northeastern border.

The Ukrainian Defense Forces disrupted the plan of Russian troops in the Sumy region and push the enemy out, according to President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy. "Our active operations in the Sumy region continue,

EADaily, July 26th, 2025. A Russian drone struck the building of the regional military administration in Sumy. This was announced by Verkhovna Rada deputy Alexander Kachura in his telegram channel.

A Russian drone attacked the Sumy Oblast Military Administration building in the afternoon of 26 July. Source: MP Oleksandr Kachura; social media Details: Several videos showing the drone hitting the Sumy Oblast Military Administration building have appeared online.

Another Russian drone strike has been recorded in Sumy, targeting a non-residential building. This was reported on Telegram by the acting mayor of Sumy, Artem Kobzar, according to Ukrinform. “Another UAV strike was recorded on a non-residential building. Information about the consequences is being clarified,” Kobzar wrote.

Russian forces launched a series of aerial attacks across Ukraine overnight, striking the cities of Sumy, Odesa, and Kramatorsk, leaving one child dead and at least 24 others injured.

Russia has amassed about 50,000 troops along Ukraine's Sumy Oblast, three times the size of Kyiv's forces in the key region — with Moscow preparing its latest push along the frontlines that have ...

Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces carried out 60 strikes on 26 settlements in Sumy region, resulting in the death of one woman and injury to another. Civilian infrastructure was also damaged. — Ukrinform.