The Latest Breaking News from Sumy

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 596 of the invasion

IOC suspends Russian Olympic Committee; Ukraine claims to have foiled attempted incursion into Sumy; Putin visits Kyrgystan

The Guardian - AU · Oct 12, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war: IOC bans Russian Olympic Committee for including annexed regions of Ukraine

International Olympic Committee says inclusion of Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia merits immediate suspension

The Guardian - AU · Oct 12, 2023

20 miles from the Russian border, one town struggles to move on from bloody occupation by Putin’s forces

The residents of Trostyanets in Ukraine’s eastern Sumy region saw their homes and businesses destroyed in the early months of Moscow’s invasion. Askold Krushelnycky visits and sees a ray of hope for recovery thanks to their hard work and international help

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2023

Ukraine's Zelenskiy visits border guards, promises victory

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited two northern towns and border guard trenches near the frontier with Russia on Tuesday, the latest stops on a regional tour that has taken him to areas near the front line.

Reuters · Mar 28, 2023

Ukraine president extends tour of war’s front-line areas

Ukraine’s president has visited the Sumy region in northern Ukraine, continuing his tour over recent days of areas of the country that have felt the brunt of Russia’s full-scale invasion

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2023

A whisper away from the Russian border, Ukrainian troops wait for another assault on Sumy

Facing a random blizzard of shelling, soldiers on the frontline wonder if Russia is going to have a second crack at taking the north-eastern region

The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2023

Ukraine Comes under Russian Missile Onslaught after Securing Tanks from Allies

The danger of Russian air attacks remained high on Friday, Ukraine's military said, a day after Russian missiles and drones killed at least 11 people in what appeared to be a response to promises by Western allies to supply Ukraine with tanks. Russian forces trained tank, mortar and artillery fire…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 27, 2023

Russia increases shelling in regions outside Ukraine's Donbas - officials

Russia increased shelling of Ukraine's eastern regions outside the main front line in the Donbas industrial area, officials from the Zaporizhzhia and Sumy regions said on Saturday.

Reuters · Jan 22, 2023

Swamps, forests and shelling: new year on Ukraine’s northern frontline

Amid talk of Russia reinvading from the north, volunteer units of the remote Sumy region represent the first line of defence

The Guardian - UK · Jan 1, 2023

Teenager killed in Russian shelling of hospital in northern Ukraine - Kyiv

A teenager was killed in Russian shelling of a hospital in the northern Ukrainian region of Sumy, a presidential aide said Wednesday.

Reuters · Nov 30, 2022