Russia Unleashes 135 Drones on Ukraine, Killing 2 in Kharkiv Region and Injuring 6 in Sumy
Russia launched 135 drones at Ukraine overnight, with 107 intercepted or suppressed. Strikes damaged homes and civilian infrastructure in Sumy, where 6 were injured, while two women were killed and two people wounded in Kharkiv region.
On Friday, August 21, Russian forces orchestrated a massive drone attack on Ukraine, targeting civilian areas in the Kharkiv and Sumy regions. The assault involved 135 Shahed-type and other unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which struck residential and commercial infrastructure. In Sumy, six individuals were injured, including a 16-year-old girl, and nine residential buildings sustained damage due to the attack.
Meanwhile, in the Kharkiv region, the village of Lebyazhe in Chuhuiv district bore the brunt of the violence, with two women losing their lives and two more sustaining injuries after Russian drones struck the area.
Sumy City Military Administration head Serhii Kryvosheyenko reported that the attack caused fires in residential districts, complicating rescue efforts. Nine buildings were damaged across four locations, with broken windows, balcony frames, and damage to a shop and gas-station infrastructure. Emergency crews are working to restore order and conduct a thorough assessment of the damage.
Ukrainian authorities have reported that two individuals were killed and two others injured in a separate drone strike on the Kharkiv region, where five residential buildings and vehicles caught fire after Russian forces targeted a village in Chuhuiv district. Ukrainian forces have countered the attack with aviation, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare, and unmanned-systems, with 107 drones shot down or suppressed as of 8 a.m. on August 22.
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