Russian troops attack sports school in Shostka, where children train

Russian troops attack sports school in Shostka, where children train

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In the city of Shostka, Sumy region, Russian troops attacked a sports school with strike drones while children were training there.

This was reported on Telegram by Oleh Hryhorov, the Head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration, according to Ukrinform.

"Russian troops attacked civilian infrastructure in Shostka with combat UAVs – a sports school where children were training. It was a targeted strike on the place where the children were," Hryhorov said.

According to him, all children and coaches were quickly evacuated to a safe place. According to preliminary information, everyone is alive, and there are no injuries.

The Russians launched two drones to attack the school, Hryhorov added.

All the consequences of the attack are being clarified.

The Head of the Regional Military Administration noted that today the enemy also carried out mortar shelling of the Seredyna-Buda community, wounding a 76-year-old woman. She was hospitalized, and doctors are providing the necessary assistance.

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As reported by Ukrinform, Russian troops dropped a guided aerial bomb on a store in the Velyka Pysarivka community in the Sumy region, killing two women and injuring two other people.

Photo: Sumy Regional Military Administration

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