Russian drones strike children’s clinic and apartment building in Sumy

Russian drones attacked critical infrastructure and civilian facilities on the night of March 6 in the northern city of Sumy, Ukraine, leaving five people injured — four adults and one child. 

Radio Liberty reported, citing Volodymyr Artiukh, the head of the regional military administration, that the attacks caused damage to a residential building, which houses a children's polyclinic on the first floor.

The military administration reported that several strikes were recorded in the city. One targeted critical infrastructure and two targeted civilian objects.

Experts from the city's infrastructure department, volunteer groups, and volunteers are currently at the locations of the strikes providing assistance.

Artiukh stated that five people were injured in the attack, mostly sustaining minor injuries.

He also mentioned that one of the drones was downed as it approached the city, while the other three "Shahed" drones hit residential areas of the city.

Artiukh stressed that there were no fatalities due to the attack, but the city's infrastructure suffered significant damage.

"One 'Shahed' drone targeted the city hospital, where about 400 patients were located, including 50 who were immobile. The relevant services provided assistance," Artiukh said.

However, the Prosecutor General's Office reported that there were not five but seven victims of the attack in Sumy, including a 10-year-old child.

Night drone attacks across the country

On the night of March 6, Russian forces launched several drone strikes targeting Sumy, Kyiv, and Odesa. A recreational facility, gas pipeline, and residential buildings in the private sector near Odesa were damaged in the Russian night attack.

A drone attack damaged infrastructure in the Khmelnytskyi region, leaving several towns without electricity. Overall, Russian forces once again attacked several regions of Ukraine with 42 drones and five S-300 guided missiles, with Ukrainian air defense forces managing to destroy 38 drones.