**News for 7 October from Suspilne Sumy

A second family tragedy [caused](https://suspilne.media/sumy/1421261-druga-vtrata-v-rodini-cerez-agresiu-rf-u-sumah-cerez-udar-po-pidpriemstvu-zaginuv-batko-vbitoi-u-2022-roci-divcini/) by Russian aggression: in Sumy, the father of a girl killed in 2022 died following a strike on a local enterprise.

Since the beginning of 2026, 121 people [have been killed](https://suspilne.media/sumy/1421715-z-pocatku-2026-roku-v-gromadah-sumsini-de-ogolosena-evakuacia-vnaslidok-rosijskih-atak-zaginula-121-ludina/) in Russian attacks in communities of the Sumy region where an evacuation has been declared.

"They are scaling up rapidly": Air Assault Forces [report](https://suspilne.media/sumy/1421837-voni-svidko-masstabuutsa-u-dsv-rozpovili-pro-novi-droni-ta-taktiku-rosijskih-armijciv-na-sumsini/) on new drones and tactics used by Russian troops in the Sumy region.

Preserving memory and evidence: how destroyed cultural heritage is being [documented](https://suspilne.media/sumy/1414058-zberegti-pamat-i-dokazi-ak-na-sumsini-dokumentuut-zrujnovanu-kulturnu-spadsinu/) in the Sumy region.

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