In the border community of the Sumy region, the bodies of a man and his mother were found as they were preparing for evacuation. Preliminary reports indicate they died due to Russian shelling. This was reported on Sunday, January 26, by the Sumy Regional Prosecutor's Office. "On January 26, 2025, in the village of Ponomarenky of the Velikopisarivka community in the Akhtyrka district, law enforcement discovered the bodies of a 62-year-old man and his 86-year-old mother, who were preparing for evacuation on December 9, 2024. They had not been in contact since then," the prosecutor's office noted. According to the photo released by the prosecutor's office, the bodies were found outside the house. A pre-trial investigation has been initiated regarding the commission of war crimes that resulted in loss of life (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). Recall that recently, the
Russian Federation attacked civilian vehicles in Sumy with FPV drones, injuring three people. On January 12, Russians
attacked a passenger bus in the Sumy region with a drone, injuring two passengers.