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Nearly 56,000 residents have been evacuated from Sumy Oblast as part of ongoing mandatory evacuation efforts, with over 86,000 residents still under mandatory evacuation orders.

Sumy Oblast
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Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Nearly 56,000 residents have been evacuated from Sumy Oblast as efforts are ongoing to relocate more residents under mandatory evacuation orders

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Over 86,000 residents are subject to mandatory evacuation orders in the region with approximately 65% of the population having already evacuated

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

A total of 2,400 residents were evacuated in the last week

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

On May 19, 2025, while defending Ukraine in Sumy region, our student, our Hero — Illia Kovalov — was killed. A third-year student, an athlete, a person of light and strength. He was only 21. A Master of Sports in modern pentathlon, former member of Ukraine's national team.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:26:21.434Z

Source story: nearly-56-000-residents-evacuated-from-sumy-oblast-additional-efforts-ongoing-governor-says