Konotop, Sumy region, 24–27 Oct 2026

Overnight into 24 October Russian drones hit the energy infrastructure of Konotop, a railway city in the north of the Sumy region. Most of the city lost electricity and, for the most part, gas, and the water intakes stopped. Water now runs twice a day; the city hospital works on generators, schools were damaged, electric transport stopped and resilience points opened for people to warm up and charge phones. On 27 October, the fourth day, the mayor wrote that there was no forecast for power; the regional grid company said repair times depend on security and access to the damaged sites. No casualties have been reported from the strike on the grid; on 24 October a drone killed a woman and injured four people on a farm in Konotop district.

Drone strike on the energy infrastructure of a city; most of Konotop without power for four days — established (Ukrainian authorities) Attacks on Ukraine's energy system as a crime against humanity — finding of a UN-mandated body (A/81/440) Deliberate attack to cut a city off from power, heat and water — position (Ukraine)

Russia said. Nothing on Konotop. Its Ministry of Defence's daily reports describe strikes on "energy facilities used in the interests of the military-industrial complex and the AFU".

Evidence held: Konotop mayor A. Semenikhin (24–27 Oct); Sumyoblenergo (26–27 Oct); Air Force (24 Oct); Ukrenergo (27 Oct); Sumy regional military administration (24 Oct); UN Commission of Inquiry, A/81/440 (26 Oct), on the pattern. No UN report on Konotop itself yet.

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Konotop district, 24 Oct: rescuers on the ruins of a farm hit by Russian drones, where a woman was killed

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Konotop district, 24 Oct: rescuers on the ruins of a farm hit by Russian drones, where a woman was killed

State Emergency Service of Ukraine (DSNS), Sumy region · 2026-10-24 · CC BY 4.0 · original ↗

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Konotop district, 24 Oct: livestock trapped under the collapsed farm building

State Emergency Service of Ukraine (DSNS), Sumy region · 2026-10-24 · CC BY 4.0 · original ↗

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Konotop district, 24 Oct: a rescuer inside the destroyed farm building

State Emergency Service of Ukraine (DSNS), Sumy region · 2026-10-24 · CC BY 4.0 · original ↗

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