Sumy (Ukrainian: Суми, IPA: [ˈsumɪ] ⓘ) is a city in northeastern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Sumy Oblast. The city is situated on the banks of the Psel River with a population of 256,474 (2022 estimate),[4] making it the 23rd-largest in the country.

On 24 February 2022, the first day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a military engagement took place in the city of Sumy, located near the Russia–Ukraine border.

4 days ago · Rescuers work at a site of an apartment building damaged in a Russian drone attack in Sumy, Ukraine, January 30, 2025 [Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Handout via Reuters]

Mar 19, 2024 · Russian attacks on Ukraine's northern Sumy Oblast have left some villages resembling the ruins of Bakhmut and Marinka, officials have said, as Moscow's forces continue to escalate aerial...

Nov 28, 2024 · Sumy, city, northeastern Ukraine, on the Psel River. Although a settlement existed there in the 8th and 9th centuries, Sumy was founded as a fortress in 1652 and as a town in 1780. Among survivals of its past are the Cathedral of the Transfiguration and the Church of the Resurrection, both 18th century.

Sumy Oblast (Ukrainian: Сумська область, romanized: Sums'ka oblast'), also known as Sumshchyna (Сумщина), is an oblast (province) in northeast Ukraine. The oblast was created in its modern-day form, from the merging of raions from Kharkiv Oblast , Chernihiv Oblast , and Poltava Oblast in 1939 by the Presidium of the Supreme ...

Jun 6, 2024 · Residents of Sumy, in northeastern Ukraine, repelled Moscow’s forces in 2022. Now, after months of punishing airstrikes, Ukrainian officials say the Kremlin is preparing a new offensive. Artem, a...

Sep 17, 2024 · Sumy, a Ukrainian city just 18 miles from the Russian border, has been under regular Russian attack since the start of the full-scale invasion. When Ukraine’s military launched its cross-border offensive into Russia’s Kursk region in August, the strikes intensified dramatically, as Sumy now serves as a rear base for the Ukrainian advance.

Sumy (Ukrainian: Суми) is a city in Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of Sumy Oblast. In 2020, 264,981 people lived there. Most of population has got Ukrainian origin. The city of Sumy was founded in the 1650s by the Cossacks within the region of Sloboda Ukraine.

Feb 15, 2024 · Ukrainians in Sumy, a region in northeastern Ukraine, live under Russian shelling and deadly mortar attacks. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: The leader of NATO is promising the delivery of a million drones...