Russian forces shell Sumy Oblast more than 90 times in a day, killing and injuring civilians including children
From the morning of 26 September to the morning of 27 September 2026, Russian forces carried out over 90 strikes across 26 localities in 12 communities of Sumy Oblast. At least one man was killed in the Sumy community by a guided aerial bomb, and a 19-year-old man was killed by a Russian drone strike on 25 September in the Znob-Novhorodske community. Dozens of civilians, including children, were wounded.
Key points
- Russian forces carried out more than 90 strikes on 12 communities of Sumy Oblast from the morning of 26 September to the morning of 27 September 2026
- Strikes hit 26 populated localities using artillery, mortars, FPV drones, other drones and guided aerial bombs
- In the Sumy community, a 42-year-old man was killed by guided aerial bombs; a second fatality was being verified
- In the Sumy community, 13 women aged 21–87, six men aged 24–65, three girls aged 11 months, 8 and 14, and a 17-year-old boy were injured
- In the Znob-Novhorodske community, a 19-year-old man was killed by a Russian drone on 25 September; two men aged 40 and 24 were injured
- Civilian infrastructure, apartment buildings, private houses, vehicles and non-residential buildings were damaged or destroyed
- Air raid alerts in Sumy Oblast lasted 20 hours and 42 minutes over the day
- National Police reported three killed and 30 injured across the oblast, including children
Why it matters
More than 90 strikes in a single day represents an unusually intense bombardment of one oblast. Civilians were killed in two separate communities, showing the attacks are not confined to a single locality. The inclusion of children among the injured underscores the humanitarian toll on the most vulnerable residents.
What happened
From the morning of 26 September to the morning of 27 September 2026, Russian forces carried out more than 90 strikes on the territory of 12 communities of Sumy Oblast, hitting 26 populated localities. The attacks used artillery, mortars, FPV drones, other drones and guided aerial bombs.
In the Sumy community, a 42-year-old man was killed by a guided aerial bomb; data on a second fatality was being verified. Injuries were reported to 13 women aged 21 to 87, six men aged 24 to 65, three girls — an 11-month-old child, an 8-year-old and a 14-year-old — and a 17-year-old boy. Separately, a further group of victims in the same community included two men aged 52 and 57, three women aged 58, 63 and 74, and a 17-year-old boy.
In the Znob-Novhorodske community, a 19-year-old man was killed by a Russian drone strike on 25 September, and two men aged 40 and 24 were injured. Some civilian infrastructure in that community was destroyed.
Strikes also affected the Myropilska, Yunakivska, Khotinska, Hlukhivska, Seredyno-Budska, Shalyhynska, Esman, Novoslobidska, Putyivlska and Velykopysarivska communities. Civilian infrastructure, apartment and private houses, vehicles and non-residential buildings were damaged. Air raid alerts across Sumy Oblast lasted 20 hours and 42 minutes during the day.
How Ukrainian sources describe it
Ukrainian sources lead with a concrete strike count ("more than 90 shellings in a day") and itemize casualties by community, framing the event as a pattern of deliberate attacks on civilian-populated areas.
Where reporting differs
National Police reported three people killed and 30 injured across the oblast, including children, while the Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported one confirmed fatality (a 42-year-old man) in the Sumy community and said data on a second was being verified. Total oblast-wide fatalities are therefore reported as three by National Police and at least two by the Oblast Military Administration, pending clarification.