Sumy
Sign in to saveSumy (, , ) is a city in northeastern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Sumy Oblast. The city is situated on the banks of the Psel River and has a population of making it the 23rd-largest in the country.
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Sumy is a city in northeastern Ukraine that serves as the administrative center of Sumy Oblast and is located along the Psel River. As the country's 23rd-largest city by population, it functions as an important regional hub for the oblast.
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- History
- World War II
- Russian invasion
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Sumy (, , ) is a city in northeastern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Sumy Oblast. The city is situated on the banks of the Psel River and has a population of making it the 23rd-largest in the country.
The city of Sumy was founded in the 1650s by Cossacks within the historical region of Sloboda Ukraine. The city experienced rapid development starting from the second half of the 19th century and became a centre of sugar, machine building, metalworking, and textile industry, as well as an important trade fair location. Today, Sumy is one of the chief industrial and cultural centres in Northern Ukraine.