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Russian forces continued limited offensive operations in northern Sumy Oblast but did not advance, while Ukrainian forces struck Russian command and observation points near Tetkino and drone control points in Bilovody.

Konotop, Sumy Oblast
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Russian forces failed to advance in northern Sumy Oblast; Ukrainian forces struck Russian positions in Kursk Oblast near the border.

A 38-year-old man was killed in a targeted Russian drone strike on a road between the Khotin and Sumy hromadas in Sumy district.

Russian forces launched strike drones against civilian infrastructure in the Hlukhiv community of Ukraine’s Sumy region, killing two people and injuring four others.

The victims were two men aged 58 and 52, and the injured include two men and two women.

All of the wounded have been hospitalized.

Russian forces carried out nearly 110 attacks in Sumy Oblast, injuring two people in the Svesa and Shostka communities.

A massive overnight Russian drone strike partially destroyed a multi-story residential building in Konotop, injuring at least six people.

Local official Artem Semenikhin confirmed the district hospital was damaged with windows blown out and a local museum was destroyed.

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Extracted: 2026-07-18T16:57:39.858Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-may-19-2026