Two children injured in Russian attack on Sumy Oblast, teenage boy in critical condition

Two children were injured in a Russian attack on Sumy Oblast on the evening of 12 May. One of them, a 13-year-old boy, is in a serious condition.

Source: Oleh Hryhorov, Head of Sumy Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram

Quote: "A 13-year-old child has been injured in a Russian attack on Sumy Oblast. An enemy drone struck civilian infrastructure in the Bilopillia hromada. The boy was near the point of impact." [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]

Details: According to Hryhorov, the boy sustained severe injuries. He underwent a complex operation overnight and remains in a "stable but serious condition".

Hryhorov said the boy's family had previously evacuated from the community but had returned to plant vegetables in their garden. The teenager was walking down the street when a Russian drone struck nearby.

Another teenager was also injured in the Bilopillia hromada during the Russian drone attack. A 17-year-old boy sustained shrapnel wounds and was taken to hospital during the night. Hryhorov said his condition is not serious.

"I once again urge people not to return to settlements where evacuations are ongoing. The danger there remains extremely high, and the repercussions of such decisions can be extremely serious," he stressed.

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