Sumy State University
Sumy State University is a Ukrainian public university located in the city of Sumy in north-eastern Ukraine. It was formed on the basis of several local engineering and pedagogical institutes and is one of the larger higher-education institutions in the Sumy region. The university offers programmes in engineering, natural sciences, humanities, and medicine.
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Russian drones hit Zaporizhzhia, damaging heritage-listed university building, shopping mall, and apartment blocks
Russian drone strikes hit Zaporizhzhia overnight on September 21, 2026, damaging two nine-story residential buildings, the Intrade shopping mall on Soborny Avenue, and three buildings of Zaporizhzhia National University, including a direct hit on its 1902 heritage-listed Building No. 3. Most Ukrainian sources report five civilians wounded, though later updates cite six. The strike was part of a nationwide overnight barrage of 172 strike UAVs and other munitions, with hits recorded at 14 locations across Ukraine.