Russian strikes on Sumy kill 2, injure 7 overnight
Separate Russian strikes on Sumy overnight killed 2 people and wounded 7, while a drone fire at an apartment block caused further damage, officials said.
Incidents in this story
- Sumy · around 02:00: Drone strike on apartment block, Zarichnyi district
- Sumy: Glide bomb strikes on Sumy city (1 killed, 2 injured)
- Sumy: Rocket strikes on Sumy residential areas (1 killed, 4 injured)
Russian strikes on Sumy killed 2 people and wounded 7 overnight into Monday, in attacks combining a drone, and rocket fire, acting mayor Artem Kobzar said, according to NV.ua.
Shortly after 02:00, a drone came down on a residential tower in the city's Zarichnyi district, triggering a blaze that emergency crews worked to put out while checking the building for structural damage, Kobzar said. No casualty figure for this strike had been given at the time of reporting.
Separately, Russian jets dropped eight guided glide bombs towards Sumy, four of which landed within the city itself, NV.ua reported. One of those hits killed a 42-year-old man and left two other civilians wounded.
Russian forces also fired four heavy rockets from long-range launchers into residential neighbourhoods of Sumy, NV.ua reported. That barrage killed one resident and wounded four more, among them two children treated for concussion and minor shrapnel injuries.
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What we know
- Official · Artem Kobzar Combined Russian strikes on Sumy overnight killed 2 people and wounded 7, acting mayor Artem Kobzar said.
- 1 outlet · NV.ua A drone set fire to a residential tower in the Zarichnyi district; no casualty figure for that strike has been given.
- 1 outlet · NV.ua Glide bombs killed a 42-year-old man and wounded two others.
- 1 outlet · NV.ua Rocket fire killed one resident and wounded four more, including two children with concussion and shrapnel injuries.
Not yet confirmed
- Unconfirmed The number of casualties, if any, from the apartment block drone strike had not been confirmed at the time of reporting.
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Sumy, close to the Russian border, has faced repeated strikes combining drones, glide bombs and rocket fire, with Monday's attacks hitting both a residential building and civilian neighbourhoods within hours of each other.
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Questions and answers
- How many people were killed in the Sumy attacks?
- At least two people were killed: one in a glide-bomb strike and one in a rocket attack, according to Sumy's acting mayor.
- Were children hurt?
- Yes, two children suffered concussions and minor shrapnel wounds in the rocket attack on residential areas, NV.ua reported.
- What caused the apartment block fire?
- A Russian drone struck the building in the Zarichnyi district, sparking the fire, acting mayor Artem Kobzar said.
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