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War in Ukraine
Ukraine Evacuates More Sumy Settlements as Russian Offensive Looms
Kyiv is bracing for a major Russian summer offensive in northeastern Ukraine as Moscow continues to amass troops and diplomatic efforts toward a ceasefire have failed to produce results.
May 31, 2025
War in Ukraine
Russia Seizes Sumy Region Villages in Push for ‘Buffer Zone’
Ukraine Military Administration says Russian troops seized four border villages in Ukraine’s Sumy region as part of a wider push to create a “buffer zone,” but the AFU has halted further advance.
May 27, 2025
War in Ukraine
EXPLAINED: What Putin’s ‘Buffer Zone’ Plan Means – and Why Ukraine Is Alarmed
Moscow has announced plans to create a “security buffer zone” along Ukraine’s border – Ukraine warns it’s a cover for further aggression. Here’s what it means and how Kyiv is responding.
May 23, 2025
Kharkiv
Russia Wants Sumy – Says ‘This Land Is Not Foreign to Us’
During his staged meeting in Kursk, the Russian president entertained calls to capture Sumy, fueling fears Moscow would try to annex more Ukrainian territory.
May 22, 2025
Armed Forces of Ukraine
6 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed as Russian Iskander Missile Strikes Training Camp in Sumy
The strike occurred during a training session near the Russian border. Over 10 were wounded. Ukrainian authorities are investigating command decisions and security lapses.
May 21, 2025
Russian Armed Forces
135 Strikes in 24 Hours: Russia Pounds Sumy Region with Bombs, Missiles, Drones
The Russians carried out nearly 10 strikes using guided aerial bombs and dropped explosive ordnance from drones more than 60 times, alongside launching a missile attack.
May 19, 2025
Drones
Russian Lancet Drone Strike Hits Civilian Bus in Ukraine’s Sumy Region, Killing Nine
Russian forces targeted a passenger bus in Ukraine’s Sumy region with a Lancet drone, killing nine people and injuring four.
Updated: May 17, 2025
War in Ukraine
No Ceasefire Across Front Line – Putin Said Shooting Would Stop, It Didn’t
The Kremlin’s “Victory Ceasefire” marginally reduced the bombing and shelling and ground assaults, but the sides were pounding each other pretty much like normal on Monday.
May 12, 2025
Crimea
Drone Hits Home of Crimea’s Top Chechen Official – Partisans Say
Ukrainian partisans report drone strikes on Friday against multiple airfields and cities on the occupied peninsula. Also hit the home of a top Chechen official.
April 25, 2025
Drones
Third Drone Strike on Russian Missile Brigade in Shuya
Russian authorities reported the third drone attack on the city that hosts its 112th Missile Brigade accused of launching the Palm Sunday missile strike on the city of Sumy.
April 25, 2025
Ukraine
Ukrainian President Zelensky Marks Easter With Speech on Unity, Faith
In the face of suffering, Zelensky urged his countrymen to look to one another for strength and the shared values of humanity, endurance, and compassion.
April 20, 2025
Ukraine
OPINION: Armor vs. Drones, Zombie Peace Process, Dead Civilian, People’s Correspondents
Stefan Korshak, Kyiv Post’s military correspondent, shares his perspective on recent developments in Russia’s war in Ukraine.
April 20, 2025
F-16
Russia Deploys Su-35S Fighters for Radar Reconnaissance to Protect A-50 (AEW&C) Aircraft
The use of “Flankers” for this unusual task of safeguarding its high value airborne surveillance platform underlines Moscow’s nervousness after having had two shot down.
April 18, 2025
War in Ukraine
One Person Killed, Industrial Site Hit in Russian Drone Attack on Sumy
Three Russian drones struck the same facility. Preliminary reports confirm one fatality, with another person having sought medical assistance.
April 18, 2025
Ukraine
Double Tap: Ukraine Retaliates Against Bloody Russian Missile Attack With Rare Follow-Up Drone Strike
The Russians hit the center of a Ukrainian city with hundreds of cluster munitions. Ukraine countered by pounding a Russian army missile base two days in a row.
April 17, 2025
Russia
OPINION: From Genocide to Genocide
As Easter Sunday approaches in the wake of the Sumy massacre, we must be unequivocal about Moscow’s intentions in any peace talks. Putin, like his predecessors, wants the destruction of Ukraine.
April 16, 2025