Russian Drone Strike on Sumy Shopping Center Kills 2, Injures at Least 20
A Russian drone struck Sumy’s Manufaktura shopping center, killing a 21-year-old man and woman and injuring at least 20 people, including three teenagers.
On September 9, a Russian drone targeted a shopping center in Sumy, Ukraine, resulting in the death of a 21-year-old man and woman, and causing at least 20 injuries, according to Ukrainian officials. The attack occurred near the center of Sumy at approximately 8 p.m., as civilians were returning home from work and shopping. Serhii Kryvosheienko, chief of the Sumy City Military Administration, disclosed that the drone targeted the Manufaktura shopping center while a significant number of people were present in the vicinity.
The strike caused damage to the shopping center, vehicles in the parking lot, and sparked a fire. Emergency services, including police, rescuers, and medical teams, responded to the scene. Among the casualties were three girls aged between 15 and 16. Two men and one woman were reported in serious condition, while another woman was in extremely serious condition.
Sumy and its surrounding region, which border Russia, have endured persistent Russian drone, missile, and artillery assaults. The shopping center incident followed a previous Russian attack on a passenger train in Sumy Oblast, where two women, aged 60 and 79, tragically succumbed to their injuries. These strikes continue to exacerbate the heavy toll on Ukrainian civilians.
According to international humanitarian law, intentionally targeting civilians or civilian objects is considered a war crime.
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