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Over 500 Residents Evacuated From Ukraine’s Sumy Region This Week

Multiple agencies have mobilized evacuations across 202 border settlements after nearly 100 Russian strikes hit the area.

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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.