Russian attacks on Sumy kill man and injure 16 people, including baby – photo

A 52-year-old man was killed and 16 people were injured, including a one-year-old child, in Russian attacks on Sumy on the morning of 4 October.

Source: Sumy City Military Administration; Sumy Oblast Military Administration

Details: Three Russian drones attacked a business in the Kovpakivskyi district. A 52-year-old employee was killed, while three other people were injured and are receiving outpatient treatment.

Russian forces also carried out an airstrike on Sumy using four guided aerial bombs. A one-year-old boy was injured and hospitalised. The city administration said the child's condition is not serious.

Another 12 people were injured in the airstrike, but there is no threat to their lives.

Seven multi-storey residential buildings, a car shop, municipal infrastructure and around 25 cars were damaged.

Background: On the morning of 4 October, Russian forces struck the Sumy hromada with five guided aerial bombs. At least five people were injured, two of whom were reported to have sustained serious injuries.

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