Russian drone hits civilian car in Sumy region, killing people

Russian drone hits civilian car in Sumy region, killing people

Ukrinform
In the Shostka community of the Sumy region, a Russian drone struck a civilian car, leaving people dead and one woman injured.

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

“The enemy hit a civilian vehicle with a drone in the Shostka community. A 56-year-old female passenger was wounded. She has been hospitalized, and doctors are providing all necessary medical assistance,” the regional official wrote.

He added that, according to preliminary information, there were two other people in the car. “At present, there are grounds to believe that they were killed. The details are being clarified,” Hryhorov noted.

The head of the regional administration expressed his condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims.

Read also: Five people injured in Sumy region due to Russian attacks

As previously reported, Russian forces carried out a missile strike on a civilian enterprise in the Trostianets community of the Sumy region.

Illustrative photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine

While citing and using any materials on the Internet, links to the website ukrinform.net not lower than the first paragraph are mandatory. In addition, citing the translated materials of foreign media outlets is possible only if there is a link to the website ukrinform.net and the website of a foreign media outlet. Materials marked as "Advertisement" or with a disclaimer reading "The material has been posted in accordance with Part 3 of Article 9 of the Law of Ukraine "On Advertising" No. 270/96-VR of July 3, 1996 and the Law of Ukraine "On the Media" No. 2849-Х of March 31, 2023 and on the basis of an agreement/invoice.

Online media entity; Media identifier - R40-01421.

© 2015-2026 Ukrinform. All rights reserved.

Extended searchHide extended search
By period:
-