Bonus city - Sumy!
Welcome to Sumy located in the northeastern territory of Ukraine and close to the Polish border on the Ps'ol River, Sumy is the capital of Sumy Oblast. Sumy closest large city neighbor is Kharkov Ukraine a distance of approximately 90 miles (145km) to the southeast. Sumy is a smaller city by Ukraine standards with a population of a little over 300,000. The city may be reached by highway, rail or a small local airport all times of the year.

Institutionally the city houses the S. Mararenko Teacher-training Institute and the Sumy Museum of Arts with works of Shevchenko and other notable artists are on display. Architectural monuments include a 17th-century guild assembly hall, churches from the 18th and 19th centuries and several theaters.

Sumy manufacturing include machinery, instruments (including electron microscopes), fertilizers, and paints; alcoholic beverages, sugar, meat, consumer goods including clothing and footwear, building materials are also produced along with bio and porcelain manufacturing.

Beginning in 1765, Sumy served as either provincial or county center until the establishment of Sumy Oblast in 1939, when it again became provincial capital.