Sumy Oblasts News Today

Assessment in English on Ukraine about Education, Gender and more; published on 22 May 2024 by DRC

Russian forces launched attack UAVs from the south on the evening of 17 January. Source: Ukrainian Air Force on Telegram; Sumy Oblast Military Administration Details: The military reported that attack UAVs are moving from Kherson and Mykolaiv oblasts towards Kirovohrad Oblast.

Russian forces launched attack UAVs from the south on the evening of 17 January. Source: Ukrainian Air Force on Telegram; Sumy Oblast Military Administration Details: The military reported that attack UAVs are moving from Kherson and Mykolaiv oblasts towards Kirovohrad Oblast.

Both Ukraine and Russia have claimed to have shot down each others' warplanes over the Christmas period.

The Russians have launched attack drones into Ukraine for the second time in the evening of 22 December. Source: Air Force on Telegram Details: The military reports that the UAVs are moving from Kherson Oblast through Mykolaiv/Dnipropetrovsk oblasts towards Kirovohrad Oblast.

An air-raid warning has been issued in a number of Ukrainian oblasts due to missile and drone threats on the night of 22-23 October. Source: air-raid warnings map; Ukrainian Air Force Details: The air-raid warning started spreading across Ukraine at around 01:00.

Ukrainian children are among the invisible victims of the current conflict – where schools are closed and all classes have been online since last year.

Ukraine's Defence Forces have made some progress near the settlement of Klishchiivka in Donetsk Oblast and near the village of Robotyne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, while the Russian army has suffered heavy losses attacking the settlements of Novomykhailivka in Donetsk Oblast and south of Novodarivka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

Over the last week, there have been 634 instances of Russian bombing of cities, towns and villages across thousands of kilometers of Ukraine – not just around Bakhmut.

A year after Russia launched war on Ukraine, military attacks have damaged or destroyed objects of cultural, historical, and religious significance.