Almost 10 shelling attacks in one day: Sumy region hit by mortars, drones and guided bombs
Over the course of one day, from the morning of 28 January to the morning of 29 January 2026, Russian forces carried out nearly 10 shelling attacks on seven settlements across five territorial communities in Sumy region. The highest number of attacks was recorded in Sumy and Okhtyrka districts.
The regional security situation as of 29 January was reported by the Sumy Regional Military Administration.
According to the Administration, there were no civilian casualties as a result of the shelling over the past day. However, in the Velyka Pysarivka community, a 39-year-old man was killed on 27 January as a result of an enemy drone attack.
Settlements in the Krasnopillia, Shostka, Konotop, Velyka Pysarivka and Okhtyrka communities came under fire.
Russian forces used mortars, FPV drones, unmanned aerial vehicles and guided aerial bombs.
As a result of the attacks, civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged or destroyed.
In the Konotop community, damage was recorded to a civilian infrastructure facility, a healthcare institution, private residential houses and non-residential buildings.
In the Okhtyrka community, non-residential premises were damaged.
In addition, over the past 24 hours, local authorities, together with units of the State Emergency Service, the National Police and volunteer organisations, evacuated 109 people from border communities.
It should be recalled that the death toll from the massive drone attack on Odesa on 27 January has risen to four, after an elderly man died in hospital from his injuries.
During the night of 29 January, Russia launched a strike on Odesa using attack drones, causing a fire at one of the city’s industrial facilities.
It is also recalled that the enemy attacked an infrastructure facility in Odesa with drones.
Drones also struck an oil depot in Russia’s Voronezh region.
