Russian artillery strike on Sumy kills one, injures four
Russian forces hit Sumy with long-range artillery on Thursday, killing 1 person and injuring 4 others, including 2 children, the regional governor said.
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Russian forces struck the Ukrainian city of Sumy with long-range rocket artillery on Thursday, killing 1 person and injuring 4 others, including 2 children, Sumy regional governor Oleh Hryhorov said, according to NV and Ukrainska Pravda. Russian troops fired 4 shells at the city, hitting a civilian infrastructure site, Hryhorov said.
One of the two injured adults is in serious condition, while the two children suffered injuries that were not severe, Hryhorov said. Ukraine's state emergency service, DSNS, confirmed the toll of 1 dead and 4 injured.
The strike is the second deadly attack on Sumy this week. On 6 October, a Russian drone attacked people near a shopping centre in the city's Kovpakivskyi district, killing 1 person and injuring 2 others, NV reported.
What we know
- Official · Oleh Hryhorov 1 person was killed and 4 others, including 2 children, were injured when Russian forces hit Sumy with long-range artillery on Thursday, regional governor Oleh Hryhorov said.
- Official · Oleh Hryhorov Russian troops fired 4 shells at a civilian infrastructure site in the city, Hryhorov said.
- Official · Oleh Hryhorov One of the two injured adults is in serious condition; the two injured children have non-severe injuries, Hryhorov said.
- 1 outlet · NV [Independent Media] A separate Russian drone attack on 6 October near a shopping centre in Sumy's Kovpakivskyi district killed 1 person and injured 2 others, NV reported.
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Why it matters for Europe
Sumy, close to the Russian border in Ukraine's northeast, has faced repeated Russian strikes on civilian areas, including a deadly attack earlier the same week, underlining the continued risk to civilians living near the front line.
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Questions and answers
- How many people were killed or hurt in the Sumy strike?
- 1 person was killed and 4 others, including 2 children, were injured, regional governor Oleh Hryhorov said.
- What did Russia hit in Sumy?
- Russian forces fired 4 long-range artillery shells at a civilian infrastructure site in the city, the governor said.
- Has Sumy been attacked before this week?
- Yes. A Russian drone attack on 6 October near a shopping centre in the city's Kovpakivskyi district killed 1 person and injured 2 others, NV reported.
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