The Russians launched 30 strikes on the Sumy region over the past 24 hours
From the morning of August 30 through the morning of August 31, Russian troops carried out 30 strikes on 16 settlements in the Sumy region. The shelling affected 11 local communities; residential buildings and an administrative building were damaged as a result of the attacks.
The Sumy Regional Military Administration reported this on Facebook.
“Over the course of 24 hours, from the morning of August 30 to the morning of August 31, 2026, Russian troops carried out 30 shelling attacks on 16 settlements in 11 territorial communities of the region. The highest number of shelling incidents was recorded in the Sumy and Shostka districts,” the statement reads.
As noted, the enemy used mortars, artillery, FPV drones, unmanned aerial vehicles, and guided aerial bombs.
The following communities were targeted by the enemy:
- Sumy
- Mykolaivska Rural
- Myropil
- Krasnopilskyi
- Yunakivska
- Esman
- Seredino-Budskaya
- Putivl District
- Bocherchkivska
- Okhtyrka
- Velyka-Pysarivka.
Civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged and destroyed:
- In the Sumy community, private residential buildings, a farm building, an administrative building, and vehicles were damaged.
- In the Mykolaiv rural community, a vehicle was damaged.
- In the Seredyna-Buda and Shostka communities, private homes and other property were destroyed and damaged as a result of earlier shelling.
Source: Sumy Regional Military Administration
As a reminder, on the afternoon of August 30, Russian troops attacked Kyiv with strike drones. Explosions were heard in the capital, and air defense forces engaged enemy targets.
In Kyiv’s Shevchenkivskyi district, a fire broke out in a non-residential building as a result of the Russian drone attack. Emergency services are on the scene, dealing with the aftermath of the strike.
In Kyiv, rescue workers extinguished a large-scale fire that broke out in the Holosiivskyi district following a Russian attack on the morning of August 30. The fire engulfed a non-residential building covering an area of approximately 3,000 square meters; there were no casualties or injuries.
