Located on the Russian border, Sumy oblast is Ukraine’s agricultural power, only 40km away from Russia by the closest measure.   Dmytro Oleksiyovych Zhyvytskyi, formerly Deputy Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine, has been appointed the Governor of Sumy region since June 25th, 2021. He is now also the Commander-in-Chief of Sumy military zone. Not long after his appointment as the Governor, Russia invaded Ukraine. Sumy oblast was pushed to the outskirt of battlefront.