Sumy

American

[soo-mee, soo-mi] / ˈsu mi, ˈsu mɪ /

noun

a city in northeastern Ukraine, northwest of Kharkiv.

Sumy British

/ ˈsumi /

noun

a city in Ukraine, on the River Pysol: site of early Slav settlements. Pop: 294 000 (2005 est)

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It included a map allegedly showing that the drones were launched from the Sumy and Chernihiv regions of Ukraine and a video of a downed drone lying in snowy woodland.

From BBC

"My friends' mother has been taken there. There is no way of contacting her even though they tried," said Volodymyr Bitsak, a member of the Sumy regional council.

From BBC

The defence ministry in Moscow said on Tuesday that Ukrainian forces had been "hit" at Hrabovske and several other villages in Sumy region.

From BBC

Ukrainian authorities have been working to move civilians away from parts of the Sumy region bordering Russia.

From BBC

But Viktor Babych, a deputy head of the Sumy regional administration, says 56% of residents in border areas are refusing to be leave, and 32,000 civilians including 604 children remain there.

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