Incidents

In Sumy Oblast, Russians attacked a residential building and a minibus: a child was among the injured (photo)

Share: In Sumy, on October 26, a Russian "Italmas" type drone hit the roof of a nine-story residential building in Zarichny district. As a result of the impact, a fire broke out, which was promptly extinguished by rescuers. One woman experienced an acute stress reaction. As reported by acting Sumy mayor, secretary of the city council Artem Kobzar, the explosion caused a fire on the roof of the building.

At first, there was no information about the victims, but later the official clarified that the 44-year-old resident had an acute reaction to stress, and doctors provided her with help. The fact of the attack was confirmed by the head of the Sumy city military administration, Serhii Kryvosheyenko. According to him, around 2:20 p. m. , a drone attacked the Zarechy district, hitting the roof of a high-rise building.

He noted that specialists are currently examining the area to determine the extent of damage. The details of the incident were also made public by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine. Rescuers reported that an attack drone attacked the residential sector of the city in the afternoon. After hitting the roof of the nine-story building, a fire broke out, which was quickly extinguished. According to preliminary data, one person was injured and suffered a stress reaction.

Additional information about the consequences of shelling was provided by the head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration Oleg Hrygorov. He confirmed that a woman who was near the impact site had an acute stress reaction and stressed that her life was not in danger. The official emphasized that the Russian troops struck the residential quarter again, and as a result of the attack, only the roof of the building was previously damaged. In addition, around 6:00 p. m.

, he reported that a Russian drone attacked a minibus traveling on the highway near the Mykolaiv rural community. The drone targeted the passenger transport - just people. According to preliminary data, five people were injured, including a child. One person is in serious condition. All victims were promptly evacuated from the scene. "The minibus, which was moving in the direction of Sumy, burned to the ground.

Regular transport was not supposed to move on this section of the route - other routes have been determined for transportation. We are investigating all the circumstances of the incident," the post says. Earlier that day, around 1:00 p. m. , Grigorov reported another shelling. According to him, the Russians targeted a civilian truck on the outskirts of the Bilopol community.

The 36-year-old driver, who was transporting products, was injured, but he did not need to be hospitalized - help was provided on the spot. The head of the region emphasized that the enemy is purposefully hitting civilian objects and people who do their daily work, and thanked those who, despite the danger, continue to support the life of the region. We will remind that as a result of the night attack of Russian troops on Kyiv, three people were killed and 29 others were injured.