Explosions rock Sumy: Medical facility hit, four people injured

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A series of explosions was heard in Sumy, with a strike hitting a medical facility, damaging residential buildings and injuring four people.

According to Ukrinform, Sumy Mayor Artem Kobzar reported this on Telegram.

“The enemy continues to attack our city. A series of explosions was heard. More than five strikes were recorded in a residential area of the Zarichnyi district. Windows in apartment buildings have been blown out, and cars are on fire,” the statement reads.

A hit to the roof of one of the healthcare facilities was also recorded.

Head of the Sumy City Military Administration Serhii Kryvosheenko provided additional details about the attack.

“As a result of the nighttime enemy attack on Sumy, four people were preliminarily reported injured, including a 17-year-old minor. The teenager and two men have been hospitalized, while another person was treated at the scene,” he wrote on his Telegram channel.

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As previously reported by Ukrinform, 254 people were evacuated from border areas of the Sumy region over the past week.