Explosions Reported in Sumy and Kharkiv During Air-Raid Alerts

The reports cite Ukrainian media alongside the national alert map, with no independent confirmation.

Overview

Ukrainian TV channel Fakty ICTV reported an explosion in the northern city of Sumy as regional sirens were active.
Ukrainian 24th Channel reported another explosion in Kharkiv after an earlier blast was noted by Hromadske.
Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation alert map showed an air-raid warning in Sumy Oblast.
The same official map indicated air-raid sirens in Kharkiv Oblast had been sounding for more than an hour.
Local outlet Strana.ua reported power outages in Kharkiv, while no cause, casualties, or responsibility were confirmed; the Kremlin’s Dmitry Peskov has stated Russian forces do not target residential or social infrastructure.