In a significant escalation of hostilities, the Sumy region of Ukraine has experienced intense bombardment by Russian forces, with reports indicating 83 shellings and 486 explosions in a single day, leading to ongoing evacuations from border communities. This surge in violence is part of a broader pattern of increased Russian military aggression, including the firing of 7 times more shells than Ukraine, as noted by Lieutenant General Ivan Havryliuk, Ukraine's deputy defense minister. The Russian military has also been reported to drop more than 3,500 UMPK glide bombs on Ukrainian Defense Forces' positions since the beginning of 2024, marking a 16-fold increase from the previous year. These attacks have resulted in civilian casualties, with four people killed and six injured over the past day, and have severely damaged homes and civilian infrastructure. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky highlighted the severity of the situation, stating that Russia launched 130 missiles, more than 320 Shahed drones, and almost 900 guided bombs in March alone, targeting villages, cities, and civilian infrastructure in an effort to terrorize the Ukrainian population. Over 90 artillery and missile strikes, 10 air strikes, and 200 guided FAB aerial bombs were recorded in the Sumy region. Additionally, 3 civilians were injured in Kherson Oblast, and Sumy Oblast's devastation is now being compared to the ruins of Bakhmut and Marinka. Zelensky also noted that over 1,000 missiles, bombs, and drones targeted civilians in March.
💔 Russians continue to terrorize Sumy Oblast — 136 attacks on infrastructure were recorded over the past day. https://t.co/RrncYkKmIo
Zelensky said last night that Russia has dropped almost 200 guided bombs on Sumy region alone – and just this month – "targeting villages, cities and civilian infrastructure." "The Russian army is trying to burn our border villages to the ground," he said. https://t.co/kKKjqlNU2S
❗️Over the past 24 hours alone, 136 Russian shellings of infrastructure facilities in #Sumy region were recorded. As a result, one person was killed, local authorities reported. 📷: National Police https://t.co/VDqdSjcA3i
Ukraine says average daily number of bombs used by Russian Aerospace Forces in 2024 has increased 16 times compared to last year. Over 77 days in 2024, more than 3,500 air bombs were dropped on Ukrainian positions. This is an average of about 45 bombs per day and 16 times more… https://t.co/JT3V23jXPj
⚡️Russian attack on Sumy Oblast kills 1. Russian forces attacked Sumy Oblast 30 times in 90 separate attacks throughout the day, killing one person, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported on March 19. https://t.co/WgRIyYQYho
“3,500 aerial bombs were dropped on our positions by Russians in just the first 3 months of 2024” Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Defense Gavrilyuk https://t.co/N3Dj8cxTrs
⚠️ RUSSIA, UKRAINE REPORT AIR ATTACKS IN BORDER AREAS Full Story → https://t.co/YkkYf2yUQs Russia and Ukraine said they repelled air attacks in border areas on Tuesday and Kyiv accused Moscow of pounding one northeastern region with 200 bombs in the past month.
Remember the claims that within 2 months of Russia invading Ukraine it would run out of ammunition? Ukraine defence ministry has stated that average number of bombs dropped by the Russian airforce in 2024, on a daily basis, has increased 16 times yoy.
❗️Only since the beginning of March 2024, Russian troops have launched 130 missiles of various types, more than 320 Shahed drones and almost 900 guided aerial bombs over #Ukraine, President Volodymyr #Zelensky said. https://t.co/UOA4En1e5Z
🇺🇦🇷🇺‼️🚨 “This year, the enemy dropped more than 3,500 air bombs on the positions of the defense Forces, which is 16 times more compared to 2023.” - Lieutenant General Gavrilyuk https://t.co/NibsySJWuj
🇺🇦🇷🇺⚡ Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Ivan Havryliuk: “3,500 air bombs were dropped by the Russian Armed Forces on Ukrainian Armed Forces positions in just 3 months of 2024. This is 16 times more than last year.” https://t.co/9M9cRD3oBd
⚡Zelensky: Russia fires over 1,000 missiles, bombs, drones at civilians so far in March. https://t.co/vfpgZdorh2
⚠️ UKRAINE APPEALS FOR AIR DEFENCE AID, CITING HUNDREDS OF MISSILE ATTACKS IN MARCH Full Story → https://t.co/F1xpv8HP9N Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appealed to Kyiv's allies on Tuesday to supply more air defences, saying Russia had launched 130 missiles, more… https://t.co/xmTvIBIl4K
BREAKING: Russia has launched 130 missiles of various types, more than 320 Shahed attack drones, and almost 900 guided bombs in attacks on Ukraine this March, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday. https://t.co/fuSAB9OKCl
ZELENSKIY: RUSSIA LAUNCHED 130 MISSILES, MORE THAN 320 SHAHED DRONES AND ALMOST 900 GUIDED BOMBS IN MARCH
Every day and night, Russia uses drones, missiles, and guided bombs to wage a terrorist war against our people, against ordinary Ukrainian cities and villages. Since the beginning of March, Russian troops have used 130 different types of missiles, over 320 "Shahed" drones, and… https://t.co/pZTm3n2V0r
Russian attacks on Ukraine's northern Sumy Oblast have left some villages resembling the ruins of Bakhmut and Marinka, officials have said, as Moscow continues to escalate aerial bombardments against homes and civilian infrastructure in the area. https://t.co/cnCayDFlO6
⚡️Authorities: 3 civilians injured in Russian attack on Kherson Oblast. Russian forces struck the road between Antonivka and Sadove in the Kherson district on the morning of March 19, wounding three civilians, the regional administration reported. https://t.co/40KzIQALeh
⚡️Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 4, injure 6 over past day. Russian attacks against Ukraine killed four people and wounded six more over the past day, damaging homes and civilian infrastructure, regional officials reported early on March 19. https://t.co/s9gIdZ0DIz
Russian military aviation has dropped 3,500 aerial bombs on positions of Ukrainian troops since the beginning of 2024 , - Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Ivan Gavrilyuk This is 16 times more compared to the whole of 2023, the Ukrainian official emphasized.
The average daily number of bombs that Russian aviation dropped on Ukraine in 2024 increased by 16 times compared to the previous year. This was stated by the Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Ivan Gavrilyuk, to the Ukrainian media. According to him, during the 77 days of…
Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Defense Lieutenant General Ivan Havryliuk said that Russia has dropped more than 3,500 UMPK glide bombs so far in 2024. https://t.co/oxVIYU75bc
⚠️🇷🇺🏴☠️ The Russian Army is launching massive strikes along the border, where the enemy is attacking the Belgorod and Kursk regions. ▪️ Over the past week, more than 200 guided FAB aerial bombs with the UMPK module have been recorded in the Sumy region. About 100 of them were… https://t.co/ZFDRz3dkbK
The Russians intensively shell Sumy region in north-eastern part of Ukraine, one of the most beatiful Ukrainian regions I ever visited. Just within the last 24 hours: over 90 artillery and missile strikes, 10 air strikes, 486 hits. Russia can try to prepare a new invasion here. https://t.co/6cBCoYhEQf
⚡Deputy minister: Russia fires 7 times more shells than Ukraine. "(Ukraine's) stocks of ammunition of certain types are falling to a critical level," Lieutenant General Ivan Havryliuk, Ukraine's deputy defense minister, said.
Since the beginning of 2024, Russian combat aircraft have dropped more than 3,500 bombs on the positions of the Ukrainian Defense Forces. Source: Ukrinform https://t.co/fEq2LtcM99
💔 In the past day alone, 83 Russian shellings (486 explosions) were recorded in Sumy region. Evacuation from border communities continues, — OVA. ❗️Constant shelling by artillery, aerial bombs and missiles, villages are simply "erased from the earth". https://t.co/vGXGX1ZCEK