KYIV (Reuters) – Two consecutive Russian assaults on a medical centre in Sumy in northeastern Ukraine on Saturday morning killed six individuals, Ukraine’s inside minister mentioned.
“The first attack killed 1 person and damaged the ceilings of several floors of the hospital. The evacuation of patients and staff began,” Ihor Klymenko mentioned on Telegram.
As individuals had been being evacuated, the Russians struck once more, killing an additional 5 individuals, he mentioned.
Assaults on Sumy metropolis and the Sumy area have turn into way more frequent since Ukrainian forces launched an operation in Russia’s neighbouring Kursk area in August and captured dozens of settlements.
Sumy metropolis is positioned simply 32 km (20 miles) from the Russian border and Russian forces have been attacking the area and town with drones and guided bombs.
Klymenko didn’t specify what weapons had been utilized in Saturday’s assaults however the regional administration mentioned the strike was carried out by drones.
Ukrainian air forces earlier on Saturday mentioned its troops shot down 69 of 73 drones throughout an in a single day Russian assault that included two ballistic and two cruise missiles.
About 15 Russian assault drones had been destroyed by air defences on the outskirts and within the capital Kyiv, the army administration there mentioned.
