Key facts
- A Russian guided bomb attack on Sumy killed five people, including a child, and injured 32.
- The attack occurred on July 11, with bombs striking a busy area and an infrastructure facility.
- President Zelensky announced that Ukraine's largest defense firm, Ukroboronprom, illegally stored weapons near civilian targets in Vyshneve.
- An ammunition warehouse belonging to Ukroboronprom was hit in Vyshneve during a Russian attack, causing secondary explosions and casualties.
- Ukraine reported destroying 14 additional Russian shadow fleet vessels overnight on July 12.
- Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko is stepping down as part of a government reshuffle announced by President Zelensky.
Russian forces struck the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy with three guided aerial bombs on July 11, killing five people, including a 13-year-old girl, and injuring 32 others. Two bombs hit a busy area, with one striking near a public transport stop where the child was killed. A third bomb hit an infrastructure facility. Authorities have launched a war crimes investigation into the attack.
Separately, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that top officials at Ukroboronprom, Ukraine's state-owned defense conglomerate, are criminally liable for illegally storing weapons near civilian areas in Vyshneve, a Kyiv suburb. The announcement followed explosions at an ammunition warehouse in Vyshneve during a recent Russian attack, which killed seven people and injured 29.
Ukraine also reported destroying 14 additional Russian shadow fleet vessels overnight on July 12, continuing efforts to choke funding for Moscow's war. Commander Robert "Madyar" Brovdi stated his team destroyed 10 tankers and four ferries, bringing the total to 90 vessels this week.
In a surprising move, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko confirmed on July 12 that she would step down. President Zelensky announced she would take on a new role leading cooperation with Ukraine's key partners, stating that the government reshuffle requires a renewal of the Cabinet of Ministers.