Russian strikes on Sumy kill 2, injure 23, including 4 children
The strikes hit several locations across the Sumy community, including a residential area, Sumy Oblast Governor Oleh Hryhorov said.
On September 26, Russian forces launched missile strikes on the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, resulting in the deaths of two people and injuries to 23 others, including four children, according to local authorities. The attacks targeted multiple locations within Sumy, including a residential area, as reported by Oleh Hryhorov, the governor of Sumy Oblast.
Among those injured were three children - a 14-year-old girl, an 8-year-old girl, and an 11-month-old infant - along with two adults. The strikes caused extensive damage, destroying dozens of apartment buildings, a house, a cultural institution, two kindergartens, administrative buildings, and over 20 vehicles, as detailed by Hryhorov.
This attack followed U.S. President Donald Trump's call for an end to Russia's war against Ukraine during his address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, where he met with President Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss ceasefire proposals. Despite this, Russia continued launching significant attacks on Ukraine following the September 22 meeting.
On the night of September 26, Russian forces deployed 173 Shahed-type drones, including 50 jet-powered drones, against Ukraine, as reported by the Air Force. Ukrainian air defenses managed to intercept 134 drones, with strikes recorded at 19 locations and falling debris reported at eight other sites. On the same day, Kyiv endured a second consecutive day of Russian drone attacks.
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