The Latest Breaking News from Sumy

Russia increased shelling of Ukraine's eastern regions outside the main front line in the Donbas industrial area, officials from the Zaporizhzhia and Sumy regions said on Saturday.

Amid talk of Russia reinvading from the north, volunteer units of the remote Sumy region represent the first line of defence

Anna and Anastasiia take their four teenagers on 2,000 mile road trip, braving Russian bombs as they leave home city of Sumy.

Workers from the State Emergency Services (SES) of Ukraine can be seen unearthing the unexploded Russian ordnance.

Anna and Anastasiia have been paired with families in Dollar, but have waited more than two months on their visa approvals.

Refugee champion David Louden is frustrated as Home Office holds up family's bid to reach safety.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow had not seen any desire from Kyiv to fulfil what he described as a preliminary peace deal agreed to in March to end the war in Ukraine, where Russian bombardment continued.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday thanked Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for mediating talks on the export of grain from Ukraine, saying there was some progress. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told Putin that Tehran and Moscow need to stay vigilant against "Western deception", calling for long-term cooperation…

An overnight Russian air-launched rocket strike hit a suburb of the northern Ukrainian city of Sumy, killing four and wounding six, the local governor said on Thursday.