Russian forces conducted separate strikes in Sumy Oblast, involving an aerial bomb attack on an apartment building and an FPV drone strike on a civilian vehicle.
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- •The apartment building strike in Sumy resulted in two deaths and seven injuries.
- •Four civilians were killed when an FPV drone struck their car in the Shostka district.
- •A separate strike in Balakliia killed two people and wounded two others.
- •Rescue operations at the Sumy apartment building included the recovery of four survivors.
- •The Shostka district attack occurred roughly 44 kilometers from the Russian border.
Russian military strikes in Ukraine's Sumy region resulted in multiple deaths on Friday. A glide bomb hit an apartment building in the city of Sumy, killing two people and injuring seven others, while a separate FPV drone strike in the Shostka district killed four civilians traveling in a car.
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Apartment Building Strike in Sumy
The aerial bomb struck an apartment building in Sumy, causing a direct hit between the third and fourth floors. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that rescue crews recovered four people from the rubble, including a child. Regional Governor Oleh Hryhorov confirmed that the two individuals killed were city employees, and three of the seven injured remained in serious condition, including a 13-year-old girl.
Drone Attack in Shostka District
In a separate incident in the Shostka district, an FPV drone struck a car carrying civilian passengers. Governor Hryhorov stated the attack occurred approximately 44 kilometers from the Russian border. The four victims were identified as a 58-year-old man, a 56-year-old woman, a 45-year-old man, and a 76-year-old woman.
Additional Russian Strikes
Russian forces also conducted attacks in other regions of Ukraine. An aerial strike in the northeastern city of Balakliia killed two people and wounded two others. Additionally, officials reported strikes on a clinic in Pavlohrad and a logistics center near Kyiv, though casualty details for those locations were not provided.
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This article was independently rewritten by ManyPress editorial AI from reporting originally published by Daily Sabah, Ukrainska Pravda (English), Kyiv Independent.
