Russia strikes high-rise residential building in Sumy: two killed and eight injured, including children – video, photos
Russian forces struck the city of Sumy and its outskirts with guided aerial bombs on the evening of 18 September. A residential building has been damaged, resulting in two people being killed and eight injured, including two children.
Source: Oleh Hryhorov, Head of Sumy Oblast Military Administration; Kordon.Media, a local media outlet
Quote from Hryhorov: "The enemy has struck Sumy and its outskirts with guided aerial bombs. Unfortunately, a multi-storey residential building has been hit. Early reports indicate that people may be trapped under the rubble."
Details: Hryhorov later reported that two people had been killed and seven injured, including a 13-year-old girl. Three people are in a critical condition.
Update: The State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Sumy Oblast reported that the strike had hit between the second and third floors of a nine-storey residential building.
A man and a woman were killed. Rescue workers also managed to pull four people, including a seven-year-old boy, from under the rubble and transfer them to an ambulance. As of 01:17, eight people were known to have been injured, including two children.
Rescue workers are continuing to clear the rubble.
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