Russian drone strike in Sumy leaves two wounded, infrastructure damaged

Russian drone strike in Sumy leaves two wounded, infrastructure damaged

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In the Sumy community, a 20-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl were injured as a result of an attack by Russian drones.

This was reported by Serhii Kryvosheienko, Head of the Sumy City Military Administration, on Telegram, as cited by Ukrinform.

"The Sumy community is under attack by enemy drones today," Kryvosheienko said.

According to him, the Russians struck an infrastructure facility in the Kovpakivskyi district. No civilians were harmed, and nearby residential buildings were not damaged.

In the evening, Kryvosheienko reported a drone hit in Verkhnie Pishchane, which caused a car to catch fire. The two injured, a 20-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl, were hospitalized, and their condition is stable.

Read also: Russian strikes disrupt heating and hot water supply in Kharkiv

Earlier, on December 24, Russian forces struck Trostianets in the Sumy region with a missile, causing damage.

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