Contents tagged with Sumy

  • Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group tries to break through the Ukrainian border in Sumy region

    On Saturday, February 3, a Russian reconnaissance and sabotage group attempted to cross the Ukrainian border in the Sumy region, reported the Commander of the Ukrainian Joint Group of Forces, Lieutenant General Serhiy Naiev, on his Telegram channel.

    "In the direction of Sumy, members of the Territorial Defence Forces, who are defending the Northern operational zone, thwarted yet another attempt by an enemy reconnaissance and sabotage group to cross Ukraine's state border," stated Serhiy Naiev. …

  • Russian forces attack border city of Sumy for first time in weeks

    The region around the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy has come under sustained attack by Russian forces after more than a month of relative calm, according to the head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration, Dmytro Zhyvytskyy.

    “This morning started with missile strikes,” Zhyvytskyy said during a news conference. “This was a massive airstrike.”

    He noted that Russian forces had been shelling Sumy oblast from Russian territory since early morning.

    "About five hits near the village of …