Russian drone attack kills man in Sumy Oblast – photos

Iryna Balachuk — 17 April, 07:28
Russian drone attack kills man in Sumy Oblast – photos
Damaged house. Photo: National Police of Ukraine

One person was killed in a Russian attack on Sumy Oblast late on the evening of 16 April.

Source: Oleh Hryhorov, Head of Sumy Oblast Military Administration; National Police of Ukraine; State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Quote: "A 56-year-old resident of the Bilopillia hromada was killed in a Russian attack... An enemy drone struck near him. The man suffered fatal injuries." [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]

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Details: The State Emergency Service said a Russian UAV had hit a fire station late on 16 April, partially damaging the building.

The fire station personnel were in a shelter at the time of the strike, so there were no casualties,

Damage at the scene
Damage at the scene
Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine
Damage at the scene
Damage at the scene
Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine

The National Police reported that two people had been killed and five injured in Sumy Oblast over the past day.

A 26-year-old man was killed and a 54-year-old man and a 67-year-old woman were injured in an attack on the Sumy hromada. The strikes damaged an office building, gas infrastructure facilities, petrol stations and cars.

A petrol station that came under attack
A petrol station that came under attack
Photo: National Police of Ukraine

A 45-year-old woman and a 53-year-old man were injured and two residential properties were damaged in the Buryn hromada.

A 40-year-old man was injured and a car was damaged in an attack on the Mykolaivka hromada.

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