Sumy Oblast
Sumy Oblast is a region in the north-eastern part of Ukraine that borders Russia.
At the beginning of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine, towns and villages of the oblast were occupied by Russians from February 24 to April 6, 2022. Russia did not capture Sumy , but Konotop and Trostianets were under the invaders' control.
At the end of May 2025, Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russia was massing troops to create a 10-kilometer-deep "buffer zone" in the Sumy direction.
Before that, on May 22, 2025, Vladimir Putin announced the decision to create it.
Read the latest news about Sumy Oblast – how the map of hostilities has changed, whether there are strong fortifications, what the political situation is. Also read about road accidents, crime and other events in the region.
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