Russian Drone Hits Sumy Farm, Killing One, Child Injured in Dnipro
A targeted Russian drone strike hit a cattle-breeding agricultural enterprise in the Konotop district of Sumy region on Saturday, Oct. 24, killing a 31-year-old female farm worker and injuring four other people, according to regional governor Oleh Hryhorov. In Dnipropetrovsk region, a Russian drone attack on the Pokrovske community in Nikopol district wounded four people, leaving a 14-year-old…
On Saturday, October 24th, a Russian drone strike in Konotop district of Sumy region resulted in the death of a 31-year-old female farm worker and injuries to four others. Regional authorities stated that the victim was at the blast's center when the drone attacked the civilian facility. The woman was set to turn 32 in a few days, according to Oleh Hryhorov, head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration.
Four others were hospitalized with non-critical injuries. The strike also resulted in casualties and damage to livestock at the agricultural facility, prompting emergency veterinary and civil defense units to respond. Hryhorov denounced the attack, stating that Russia continues to target civilian enterprises, destroy farms, and claim lives of those merely working.
Meanwhile, in Dnipropetrovsk region's Nikopol district, Russian forces launched a drone attack on the Pokrovske community, injuring four civilians, including a 14-year-old boy. The boy was hospitalized in critical condition, while a 46-year-old man and two other adults were treated in serious condition. Emergency response units inspected surrounding neighborhoods for potential blast impacts and utility damage.
This incident followed missile bombardments in northeastern and southern Ukraine, which killed a 45-year-old man in Kharkiv region and injured two others.
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