Man and woman aged 21 killed, 20 people injured in Russian strike on shopping centre car park in Sumy – photos, videos
Russian forces struck a car park near the Manufactura shopping centre in Sumy on the evening of 9 September, killing a 21-year-old man and woman and injuring 20 others.
Source: Oleh Hryhorov, Head of Sumy Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram; Serhii Kryvosheienko, Head of Sumy City Military Administration, on Telegram; Suspilne Sumy, a local branch of Ukraine's national public broadcaster
Details: According to Hryhorov, three people are known to have been killed in a drone strike on a shopping centre in Sumy.
Two people were injured.
Kryvosheienko added that Russia had cynically timed the strike for when city residents were on their way from work to go shopping.
The strike set private cars on fire.
Update: Kryvosheienko reported that the number of injured has risen to 14, including a 16-year-old.
Doctors said four of those injured are in a serious condition.
Hryhorov has added that three children are among the injured.
Update at 22:35: Hryhorov later reported that the earlier information about three fatalities had not been confirmed.
A 21-year-old man and woman were killed.
A further 20 people are known to have been injured. Two men and a woman are in a serious condition. Another woman is in a severe condition.
Among the injured are three teenage girls aged 15-16. Their injuries are minor to moderate.
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