Russia launches 120 strikes on Sumy region in past 24 hours, killing four

Russia launches 120 strikes on Sumy region in past 24 hours, killing four

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From the morning of July 7 to the morning of July 8, the Russian army carried out 120 attacks targeting 34 settlements in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy region, killing four civilians.

The Sumy Regional Military Administration reported this on Facebook, according to Ukrinform.

In the Khotin community, the bodies of two men, born in 1964 and 1976, were found. Additionally, a woman born in 1951 sustained blast injuries from an FPV drone strike.

In the Yunakivka community, a local resident was killed by shelling.

Two people were injured in the Sumy community following a UAV attack.

In the Mykolaivka rural community, a man born in 1983 was killed in a drone strike.

A woman born in 1971 sustained shrapnel injuries in the Seredyna-Buda community.

The majority of Russian attacks were recorded in the Sumy and Shostka districts.

Read also: Russians strike critical infrastructure in Sumy region, power outages reported

The enemy conducted 35 grenade drops from drones, launched nearly 30 strikes using guided aerial bombs, and deployed FPV drones, other types of UAVs, as well as missile strikes.

In the Nova Sloboda community, an outbuilding was damaged.

Non-residential buildings and a piece of civilian infrastructure were damaged in the Sumy community.

A tractor was damaged in the Mykolaivka rural community, and a private residential house, along with a non-residential building, sustained damage in the Bilopillia community.

Seventeen more residents were evacuated from border communities in the Sumy region over the past 24 hours.

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