Woman killed in Russian drone strike on vehicle in Sumy Oblast – photos

A woman who was travelling in a car in Sumy Oblast has been killed after Russian forces launched a strike on the vehicle on the morning of 6 May.

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

Quote: "Russian forces deliberately struck a car in the Stetskivka rural area in the Sumy hromada this morning." [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]

Details: A passenger was killed in the drone strike.

The driver has been injured and hospitalised, with doctors providing the necessary treatment.

Background: Russian forces conducted a large-scale attack on Sumy on 5 May. Fires broke out in residential areas and civilian infrastructure facilities following the strikes. Firefighters were working simultaneously at three different locations.

They were forced to suspend operations at times due to the threat of further strikes.

Early reports indicated that two people had been injured.

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