Sumy Oblast

A wave of Russian drone and missile strikes across Ukraine in September 2026 has killed at least 16 civilians, targeting trains, shopping centres, fuel stations and bus stops. Ukraine struck a gas plant deep in Russia’s Arctic in response.

A Russian drone struck a train in Sumy Oblast, killing two women, part of a wave of attacks that killed seven civilians in Ukraine. Meanwhile, Ukraine claimed a deep drone strike on an Arctic gas plant in Russia.