Ukraine theater · Airstrike
Russia hits Izium with glide bombs, launches massive jet-powered Shahed attack on Sumy
Russian forces attacked Ukraine with Shahed drones overnight, triggering air raid alerts in several regions, with a massive drone attack reported in Sumy on Aug. 17.
Why it matters
The attack underscores Russia's continued use of drones to strike Ukrainian cities, causing widespread alerts and potential damage.
What's unclear
- Specific targets or damage in Sumy
- Number of drones involved
- Casualties or injuries
Linked public sources
Latest tracked reports — Ukraine War Map
- Russian forces strike mine in Dnipropetrovsk region, casualties reported — Pavlohrad District, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
- Ukraine strikes Russian attack drone hub and control systems in occupied Crimea — Hvardiiske Air Base
- Operation “Peklo-2”: Azov drones destroy Russian fuel supplies in Donetsk region again — Donetsk
- Russian attacks hit energy infrastructure in six regions, with Donetsk Oblast worst affected — Donetsk
- Ukraine's General Staff: defence forces strike attack UAV storage site and Orion control station in Crimea — Kherson