Overview

• An early-morning drone and missile barrage in and near the city of Sumy killed three civilians and injured five, local authorities said.
• From the morning of September 12 to the morning of September 13, officials recorded 100 attacks across 16 communities, including guided aerial bombs, strike drones, missiles, and VOG grenades dropped from drones.
• Air-raid alerts in Sumy region totaled about 23 hours and 25 minutes over the past day, with emergency services evacuating 13 residents from border areas and a local day of mourning declared on September 12.
• President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, citing Commander Oleksandr Syrskyi, said Russian forces in the Sumy direction have lost offensive capability, though fighting continues in border zones.
• Russia’s Defence Ministry reported capturing Ternove in Dnipropetrovsk region, while open-source accounts offered conflicting reports on recent gains and losses, leaving control claims unverified.