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Russian troops attacked Sumy Oblast with 13 Shahed-131/136 loitering munitions on the night of 5-6 May.

Oleksiivka, Sumy Oblast
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Ukrainska Pravda Ukrinform Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post Censor.NET

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Shahed-131/136 (weapon_system) Russian Armed Forces (organization) Ukrainian Air Force (military_unit) Ukrenergo (organization) Russian forces (military_unit) Ukrainian air defense units (military_unit) Sumy region (location) Ukrainian Defence Forces (military_unit) NEC Ukrenergo (organization) Ukrenergo repair crews (organization) Ukraine's air defense forces (organization) Ukrainian air defenders (organization) Russia (organization) Iryna Yukhta (person) energy infrastructure (location) Russian troops (organization) Uhroidy (location) Sumy Oblast (location) Shahed-136 drone (weapon_system) Kursk Oblast (location) Energy Ministry of Ukraine (organization) Uhrody (location) Russian Federation (organization) Sumy Regional Military Administration (organization) FPV drone (weapon_system) GAB (weapon_system) artillery (weapon_system) Lancet UAV (weapon_system) VOG (weapon_system) mortars (weapon_system) MLRS (weapon_system) helicopter (weapon_system) Shahed drones (weapon_system)

Source Reports

Ukrainska Pravda →

Russian troops attacked Sumy Oblast with 13 Shahed-131/136 loitering munitions on the night of 5-6 May

Ukrinform →

The enemy launched an air strike on the energy facilities of the Sumy region.

Kyiv Independent →

Russian forces struck 11 communities in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy Oblast in 31 separate attacks throughout the day. At least 169 explosions were reported.

Kyiv Post →

Russian shelling of energy infrastructures led to power outages in Sumy and Kharkiv, with nearly half a million households affected.

Censor.NET →

On the night of 6 May, occupiers launched a missile and drone strike on an 'Ukrenergo' facility in Sumy region.

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Extracted: 2026-07-18T17:02:36.794Z

Source story: 7454395