Russian drone strike hits Sumy industrial area, major fire breaks out – photos, video
A huge fire has broken out in the industrial zone of the city of Sumy after a Russian drone strike. While firefighters were tackling the blaze, Russian forces struck the same location again and later a third time.
Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine
Quote: "Sumy has once again come under Russian attack. An enemy UAV hit the city's industrial zone. Firefighters managed to prevent the further spread of the fire. While extinguishing the blaze, the enemy conducted a second strike on the location where firefighters were working."
Details: Firefighters managed to put out the fire despite the ongoing threat.
Russian forces struck the same location again several hours later.
"Firefighters extinguished the fire once more. No information about casualties has been reported," the State Emergency Service added.
Background:
- Russian forces struck the city of Dnipro on the night of 14-15 April, causing a fire in an office building and injuring a woman.
- They also attacked Cherkasy Oblast with drones, leaving at least three people injured.
- In addition, Russian drones attacked the city of Zaporizhzhia, where a fire broke out in a residential area.
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