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Yahoo
6 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Russian drone attack on Sumy Oblast: one man killed, warehouses burn, houses destroyed
One person has been killed and another seriously injured, and a farm, civilian infrastructure and residential buildings have been damaged in a Russian drone attack on Sumy Oblast on the night of 28-29 May. Source: Sumy Oblast Military Administration on Telegram Quote from Sumy Oblast Military Administration: "At night, Russian troops once again attacked civilian facilities in several hromadas in Sumy Oblast with attack UAVs. A civilian was killed in a strike on the Bilopillia hromada. Another person was injured and hospitalised in a serious condition. Residential buildings were destroyed." [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.] Aftermath of the attack. Photo: Sumy Oblast Military Administration Details: The Russians damaged civilian infrastructure facilities in the Verkhnia Syrovatka hromada and destroyed a house in the Richky hromada. Aftermath of the attack. Photo: Sumy Oblast Military Administration The Russians also struck a farm in the Nedryhailiv hromada, setting fire to warehouses containing agricultural equipment. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Yahoo
Man injured in Russian attack on Bilopillia in Sumy Oblast
A 76-year-old man has been injured in a Russian attack on the city of Bilopillia in Sumy Oblast on 23 May. Source: Sumy Oblast Military Administration Quote: "The enemy continues to fire on the border areas in Sumy Oblast. The Bilopillia hromada is suffering the most. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.] A 76-year-old resident of Bilopillia has been injured in an enemy strike today [Friday 23 May]. The man was on his homestead when the Russians opened fire. Doctors have performed surgery and he is now recovering in hospital." Details: Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported that a fire had broken out in a house in the Bilopillia hromada following a strike with multiple-launch rocket systems on Friday morning. People were not in the house during the hit. In total, around ten houses in the hromada have been destroyed or seriously damaged over the past day. Intensified evacuation has been ongoing in the Bilopillia and Vorozhba hromadas since the beginning of May. Quote: "About 3,000 people remain in the Bilopillia hromada now. Three people left yesterday. Fewer than 800 people stay in the Vorozhba hromada. Residents of the border area are being urged to evacuate without delay." Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Over 52,000 people evacuated from Sumy Oblast
Over 52,000 people have been evacuated from 202 settlements in Sumy Oblast. Source: Oleh Hryhorov, Head of Sumy Oblast Military Administration, on air during Suspilne. Studio Details: Almost 2,400 people have been evacuated over the past week. Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported that over 86,000 residents from 202 settlements in Sumy Oblast are now subject to evacuation. More than 60%, which is over 52,000 people, have been evacuated. Quote from Hryhorov: "We are providing transport and shelter, as well as humanitarian, financial and psychological assistance." Details: In addition, Hryhorov reported that almost 21,000 customers in the oblast remain without electricity and over 10,000 are without gas. Background: On 17 May, Russian forces attacked a bus near the town of Bilopillia in Sumy Oblast with a Lancet loitering munition, killing nine people. It was later confirmed to have been a bus evacuating people. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Yahoo
Ukraine evacuates 10 children from Sumy Oblast after Russian strike on bus carrying their mothers
Ten children have been moved to safety from the border area of Sumy Oblast after their mothers were caught in a Russian attack on an evacuation bus on 17 May. Source: Main Directorate of Ukraine's State Emergency Service in Sumy Oblast on Facebook Details: The attack resulted in two children losing their mother, while the mother of eight others was injured. The children were transported in armoured vehicles to a safer location, as reported by the Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service in Sumy Oblast. Following the evacuation, the children will receive psychological and medical support. Background: On 17 May, Russian forces used a drone to attack a bus evacuating residents of Sumy Oblast. The strike injured seven people and killed nine. Emergency workers reported that most of those caught in the attack were women of retirement age. The bodies of some bus passengers had to be recovered using special equipment. An entire family – a father, mother and daughter – was killed in the Russian attack on the evacuation bus in Sumy Oblast. Following the Russian attack on Bilopillia in Sumy Oblast, 17, 18 and 19 May were declared days of mourning. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Sky News
17-05-2025
- Politics
- Sky News
Donald Trump says he has call with Putin planned - as Ukraine condemns Russia over bus attack
Donald Trump has said he will speak to Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy separately on Monday in a bid to secure a ceasefire deal between Russia and Ukraine. The US president made the announcement on Truth Social - shortly after the Ukrainian president condemned Russia for the "deliberate killing of civilians" after a drone hit a bus in north-eastern Ukraine. Mr Trump said he will speak to Mr Putin over the phone. He will then talk with Mr Zelenskyy and "various members of NATO", he wrote. In an all-caps post, he said: "HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE A PRODUCTIVE DAY, A CEASEFIRE WILL TAKE PLACE, AND THIS VERY VIOLENT WAR, A WAR THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED, WILL END. GOD BLESS US ALL!!!" The Ukrainian town of Bilopillia today declared a period of mourning lasting until Monday after nine people were killed in a Russian drone attack - which occurred just hours after Kyiv and Moscow held peace talks. Seven others were injured, Ukrainian authorities said. The bus was evacuating civilians from a frontline area when the drone hit, the country's national police said. 0:41 A "father, mother and daughter" were among the dead, Mr Zelenskyy said, writing on Telegram: "All the deceased were civilians. And the Russians could not have failed to understand what kind of vehicle they were targeting." The attack has also been condemned by British Foreign Secretary David Lammy, who said he was "appalled". "If Putin is serious about peace, Russia must agree to a full and immediate ceasefire, as Ukraine has done," he wrote on X. Representatives for Kyiv and Moscow met for direct peace talks in Istanbul, Turkey, just hours before the drone attack. While the discussions - which were not attended by the Mr Putin or Mr Zelenskyy - did not result in a truce, both countries agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners in their biggest swap yet. Ukraine's intelligence chief, Kyrylo Budanov, said on national television the exchange could happen as early as next week. 1:52 Russia 'threatened eternal war' at peace talks After a Ukrainian official yesterday said Russia made "unacceptable" demands during the discussions, a source from the Kyiv delegation has now told Sky News that Moscow threatened "eternal war". Separately, a senior Kyiv official said Russia's proposed ceasefire terms included the full withdrawal of troops from four regions of Ukraine: Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson and Luhansk. Moscow also called for international recognition that those regions and Crimea - annexed in 2014 - are Russian and for Ukraine to become a neutral state, with no allied troops stationed there, they said. The Kremlin declined to comment on the matter. Ukraine has rallied support from its allies following the talks, and a number have spoken out. French President Emmanuel Macron said: "Today, what do we have? Nothing. And so I tell you, faced with President Putin's cynicism, I am sure that President Trump, mindful of the credibility of the United States, will react."
