Overview

• More than 500 residents have been evacuated from high-risk border areas of the Sumy region due to continuous Russian strikes.
• Evacuation operations now extend across 202 settlements in 18 border communities spanning four districts.
• Fifty-one people were relocated in the past 24 hours, although officials report numerous written refusals from residents who decline to abandon their homes.
• Local authorities are coordinating the efforts with the State Emergency Service, police, volunteers and NGOs to manage the rescues.
• Nearly 100 Russian strikes have struck 33 settlements in the region since May 29, with the heaviest assaults focused on Sumy and Shostka districts.