War in Ukraine. The horrors of war by Sumy Oblast


Sumy

30 September 2025
A firefighter works at the site of a Russian drone strike in Sumy Region
A firefighter works at the site of a Russian drone strike in Sumy Region, Ukraine in a handout picture released September 30, 2025.
— Photo by Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Sumy region / Handout via Reuters


Sumy

12 September 2025
A firefighter works at the site of a Russian drone strike in Sumy
A firefighter works at the site of a Russian drone strike in Sumy, Ukraine, in a handout picture released September 12, 2025.
— Photo by Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Sumy Region / Handout via Reuters


Sumy

3 June 2025
Police officers stand at the site of Russian missile strike in Sumy
Police officers stand at the site of Russian missile strike in Sumy, Ukraine, June 3, 2025.
— Photo by Stringer / Reuters


Bilopillia

17 May 2025

A Russian drone hit a civilian minibus in Bilopillia, northeastern Ukraine, early Saturday morning local time, killing nine people and injuring four others, according to the Sumy regional military administration. The bus was en route to Sumy, not far from the Russian border, and was struck at approximately 6:17 a.m., the military officials said.

Emergency officers carry out rescue operations after a Russian strike on a van in Bilopillia in Sumy region
SUMY, UKRAINE - MAY 17: Emergency officers carry out rescue operations after a Russian strike on a van in the Bilopillia city of Sumy Oblast resulted in the death of at least nine civilians and the injury of seven others.
— Photo by State Emergency Service of Ukraine


Sumy

13 April 2025
A Ukrainian serviceman walks at the site of a Russian missile strike in Sumy
A Ukrainian serviceman walks at the site of a Russian missile strike in Sumy, Ukraine, April 13, 2025.
— Photo by Sofiia Gatilova / Reuters


Sumy

24 March 2025
A residential building damaged during a Russian missile attack in Sumy
A residential building damaged during a Russian missile attack in Sumy, Ukraine March 24, 2025.
— Photo by Press service of the National Police of Ukraine / Handout via Reuters


Sumy

6 March 2025
A police officer walks at the site of a warehouse hit by a Russian drone strike in Sumy
A police officer walks at the site of a warehouse hit by a Russian drone strike in Sumy, Ukraine, March 6, 2025.
— Photo by Press service of the National Police of Ukraine / Handout via Reuters


Sumy

10 February 2025
Firefighters work at a site of a residential area hit by a Russian drone strike in Sumy
Firefighters work at a site of a residential area hit by a Russian drone strike in Sumy, Ukraine, in a handout picture released February 10, 2025.
— Photo by Press service of the National Police of Ukraine / Handout via Reuters


Sumy

26 November 2024
Firefighters work at the site of a Russian military strike in Sumy
Firefighters work at the site of a Russian military strike in Sumy, Ukraine, November 26, 2024.
— Photo by Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Sumy Region / Handout via Reuters


Sumy

22 November 2024
Firefighters work at a site of a residential area hit by a Russian drone strike in Sumy
Firefighters work at a site of a residential area hit by a Russian drone strike in Sumy, Ukraine, November 22, 2024.
— Photo by Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Sumy region / Handout via Reuters


Hlukhiv

19 November 2024
Rescuers and volunteers remove debris at the site of a residential building hit by a Russian drone strike in Hlukhiv
Rescuers and volunteers remove debris at the site of a residential building hit by a Russian drone strike in Hlukhiv, Sumy Region, Ukraine, in a handout picture released November 19, 2024.
— Photo by Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Sumy region / Handout via Reuters


Sumy

18 November 2024
A destroyed car in front of a residential building damaged by a Russian missile strike in Sumy
A destroyed car in front of a residential building damaged by a Russian missile strike in Sumy, Ukraine, November 18, 2024.
— Photo by Stringer / Reuters


Sumy

17 November 2024
Firefighters work at the site of a residential area hit by a Russian missile strike in Sumy
Firefighters work at the site of a residential area hit by a Russian missile strike in Sumy, Ukraine, November 17, 2024.
— Photo by Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Sumy region / Handout via Reuters


Konotop

12 September 2024
A police officer takes a picture of a residential building damaged during a Russian drone strike in Konotop
A police officer takes a picture of a residential building damaged during a Russian drone strike in Konotop, Sumy Region, Ukraine, September 12, 2024.
— Photo by Press service of the National Police of Ukraine in Sumy region / Handout via Reuters


Sumy

8 September 2024
A firefighter works at a site of residential buildings heavily damaged by a Russian air strike in Sumy
A firefighter works at a site of residential buildings heavily damaged by a Russian air strike in Sumy, Ukraine, September 8, 2024.
— Photo by Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Sumy region / Handout via Reuters


Sumy

30 August 2024
Firefighters work at the site of a Russian missile strike in a location given as Sumy
Firefighters work at the site of a Russian missile strike in a location given as Sumy, Ukraine, in a handout image released on August 30, 2024.
— Photo by Stringer / Reuters


Sumy

13 March 2024
Apartment building heavily damaged by a Russian drone strike in Sumy
Apartment building heavily damaged by a Russian drone strike, in Sumy, Ukraine, March 13, 2024.
— Photo by Vitalii Hnidyi / Reuters


Sumy

27 February 2024
Rescuers work at the site of a Russian military strike in Sumy region
Rescuers work at the site of a Russian military strike in Sumy region, Ukraine, February 27, 2024.
— Photo by Press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine / Handout via Reuters


Shostka

13 January 2024
Local residents look at a crater near their residential building damaged during a Russian missile strike in Shostka
Local residents look at a crater near their residential building damaged during a Russian missile strike in Shostka, Sumy Region Ukraine, January 13, 2024.
— Photo by Oleh Tymoshenko / Reuters


Seredyna-Buda

28 November 2023
Russian shells destroyed at least five private houses in the village of Seredyna-Buda
Russian shells destroyed at least five private houses in the village of Seredyna-Buda in Ukraine's Shostka Raion of Sumy Oblast on November 28.
— Photo by Sumy Regional Prosecutor's Office


Trostianets

1 November 2023
an Ukrainian soldier hugs his daughter in a front of a railway station in Trostyanets
Ukrainian soldier Oleksandr hugs his daughter Alina, whom he hadn't seen in more than six months, in a front of a railway station in the northeastern town of Trostyanets on November 1.
— Photo by Reuters


Romny

23 August 2023
Rescuers work at the site of a Russian drone strike in Romny
Rescuers work at the site of a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Romny in Sumy region, Ukraine August 23, 2023. Four educational workers were killed and four other people were hurt in a Russian attack on a school in the city of Romny in northeastern Ukraine on Wednesday, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said.
— Photo by National Police / Handout via Reuters


Sumy

3 July 2023
An administrative building and 2 multi-apartment residential buildings were damaged as a result of Shahed 136 drone attacks over Sumy
An administrative building and 2 multi-apartment residential buildings were damaged as a result of Shahed 136 drone attacks over Sumy, Ukraine, on July 3.
— Photo by Sumy Regional Military Administration


Trostianets

29 March 2022 - PART 4
Trostyanets was liberated from the Russian occupiers
Trostyanets was liberated from the Russian occupiers
— Photo from Dmytro Zhyvytskyy


Trostianets

29 March 2022 - PART 3
Trostyanets was liberated from the Russian occupiers
Trostyanets was liberated from the Russian occupiers
— Photo from Dmytro Zhyvytskyy


Trostianets

29 March 2022 - PART 2
Trostyanets was liberated from the Russian occupiers
Trostyanets was liberated from the Russian occupiers
— Photo from Dmytro Zhyvytskyy


Trostianets

29 March 2022 - PART 1
Trostyanets was liberated from the Russian occupiers
Trostyanets was liberated from the Russian occupiers
— Photo from Dmytro Zhyvytskyy


Sumy

20 March 2022
Sumy city has experienced weeks of heavy fighting
Sumy, about 350km (220 miles) east of Kyiv, has experienced weeks of heavy fighting.
— Photo by Andrey Mozgovoy / Reuters


Trostianets

4 March 2022
Self-propelled guns Msta-S of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the city of Trostyanets
Self-propelled guns "Msta-S" of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the city of Trostyanets


Trostianets

1 March 2022
Abandoned and destroyed military equipment of the Kantemirovskaya division near the town of Trostyanets
Abandoned and destroyed military equipment of the Kantemirovskaya division near the town of Trostyanets in the Sumy region. Abandoned: T-80U, T-80BV, BMP-2 (killed), artillery fire control vehicle, two 2S19 Msta-S. Destroyed: "Ural" with ammunition, "Ural" tanker and T-80U.


Trostianets

28 February 2022
Destroyed military equipment near the town of Trostyanets
Destroyed military equipment near the town of Trostyanets in the Sumy region. Two armored personnel carriers BTR-80, transport-loading vehicle 220-mm MLRS 9K57 "Hurricane" and SAM "Osa".



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