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ATACMS
Russian A-50U Early Warning Aircraft Reappears After 12 Months Absence
More than a year after Ukraine shot down two of Moscow’s key surveillance assets the aircraft’s reemergence coincided with the US announcement that it was withholding intelligence to Kyiv.
March 18, 2025
War in Ukraine
‘Its Final Phase’– Russia Claws Back Territory in Kursk Region, Advances Into Sumy
General Staff confirms reports that Russian special forces had used an underground gas pipe to reach the outskirts of the main town controlled by Ukraine in the region, Sudzha.
March 10, 2025
Russian Armed Forces
‘Stop Dehumanizing Ukrainian Soldiers’ – Russian Human Rights Commissioner
Tatyana Moskalkova’s positive comments on the behavior of Ukrainian troops in Kursk received praise from independent media that was outmatched by the vitriol of pro-Kremlin bloggers.
Feb. 2, 2025
War in Ukraine
Russian Air Attack Kills Nine in Sumy Region
Three elderly civilians among the casualties of airstrikes in eastern Ukraine, as a boarding school, near border, housing displaced Russians was also damaged.
Jan. 31, 2025
War in Ukraine
Russian Drone Strike on Sumy Apartment Building Kills Four
At least nine people were injured, including a seven-year-old child and an 18-year-old man in serious condition.
Jan. 30, 2025
Biden
‘Much More to Do, We Can’t Walk Away’ – Ukraine at War Update for Jan. 14
Biden makes farewell plea for Ukraine as NATO leaders meet in Brussels; Zelensky and Macron discuss next steps for French troop deployment; Russian strikes kill three women in Sumy and Donetsk.
Jan. 14, 2025
Drones
Resilience and Survival: How Ukraine’s Border City Lives Under Constant Russian Air Strikes
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, 2024
War in Ukraine
Russian Drone Strike on Sumy Dormitory Kills Ten, Including a Child, and Injures 13
Russian forces reportedly used two Shahed drones in the strike, which destroyed the entrance to a multi-story dormitory building.
Nov. 19, 2024
War in Ukraine
Russia’s Missile Attack on Sumy: 11 Killed, 84 Injured, City Plunged into Darkness
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, 2024
War in Ukraine
‘No Information About Ukrainian Children’ – Ukraine at War Update for Nov. 13
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, 2024
War in Ukraine
Russian Attacks Kill 3, Including Child, in East 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, 2024
Top News
Russian Double-Tap Strikes on Hospital in Sumy Kill at Least 9
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.
Sept. 28, 2024
War in Ukraine
Russian Air Force Bombs Ukrainian Nursing Home, Kremlin Crosshairs Move to Region by Kursk
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.
Sept. 20, 2024
Drones
Russian Drone Strike on Konotop Leaves 14 Injured, Including a Minor
Konotop Mayor Artem Seminikhin described the power supply situation as critical, noting significant damage to the energy infrastructure.
Sept. 12, 2024
War in Ukraine
Russian Airstrike on Sumy Kills Two, Injures Four, Including Children
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.
Sept. 8, 2024
War in Ukraine
‘Death, Taxes and Russian Interference in US Elections’ – Ukraine at War Update for Sept. 5
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.
Sept. 5, 2024