Russian drone strikes civilian car in Sumy, killing 59-year-old man and injuring woman
A Russian drone struck a civilian car in Sumy, killing a 59-year-old man and injuring a 50-year-old woman, the Sumy Regional Military Administration said on Aug. 16.
On August 16, a Russian drone strike in Sumy resulted in the death of a 59-year-old man and the injury of a 50-year-old woman, according to the Sumy Regional Military Administration. The attack took place late Saturday, August 15. The drone's target was a civilian car, which subsequently caught fire. A woman injured in the incident was taken to a hospital for medical treatment.
In total, Russian attacks across the region over the past 24 hours claimed two lives and injured two more individuals. In the Velyka Pysarivka community, a 51-year-old man was killed by a Russian drone strike. Meanwhile, a 71-year-old woman sustained injuries in a drone attack in the Seredyna-Buda community. Private residences, apartment buildings, educational facilities, vehicles, and other civilian infrastructure suffered damage or destruction across the Oblast.
Russian forces launched multiple drone attacks on Sumy in the evening and overnight hours on August 15. Ukrainian forces reportedly managed to destroy some of the aerial targets.
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