In the Sumy region, Russian shelling has left civilians injured and damaged civilian infrastructure. Power outages have also been recorded in some communities as a result of the attacks.
This was reported by the Sumy Regional Military Administration.
According to the administration, from the morning of 23 October to the morning of 24 October 2026 Russian forces carried out more than 40 attacks on 25 settlements across 16 territorial communities in the region. The highest number of attacks was recorded in the Sumy and Shostka districts.
In the Hlukhiv community, strikes by Russian drones left men aged 74 and 25 injured, as well as women aged 20, 23 and 64.
In addition, an acute stress reaction was recorded in an 80-year-old man and a 74-year-old woman.
Settlements in the Sumy, Myropillia, Krasnopillia, Yunakivka, Khotin, Richky, Esman, Hlukhiv, Shalyhyne, Svesa, Seredyna-Buda, Khutir-Mykhailivskyi, Yampil, Shostka, Novoslobidske, Konotop, Popivka and Velyka Pysarivka communities came under Russian fire.
Russian forces used artillery, mortars, FPV drones, other drones and guided aerial bombs.
The shelling caused damage and destruction to civilian sites in a number of communities across the region:
Hlukhiv community: administrative buildings, blocks of flats, a car and a civilian infrastructure facility were damaged.
Seredyna-Buda community: private homes and outbuildings were destroyed.
Richky community: a shop premises was damaged.
Khutir-Mykhailivskyi community: an administrative building was damaged.
Konotop community: a civilian infrastructure facility, private homes, an educational institution building and a non-residential premises were damaged.
Popivka and Znob-Novhorodske communities: civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged.
Esman community: homes were destroyed and damaged.
Svesa community: a home was damaged.
Sumy community: a non-residential premises, a civilian infrastructure facility, road surface and a car were damaged.
Shostka community: a vehicle was destroyed, and non-residential premises and civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged.
Power outages have also been reported in some communities in the region as a result of Russian attacks. According to Sumyoblenergo JSC, engineers are working to restore electricity supplies.
The timeframe for power to be restored depends primarily on the security situation. Engineers are continuing work to bring electricity back to residents of the region as quickly as possible.