Russian drones strike high-rise building in Sumy: casualties reported, ten survivors rescued

Photo: Telegram / Sumy Regional Military Administration

Alvina Kaminska

On the night of March 13, Russian invaders attacked the city of Sumy with Shahed-type kamikaze drones, as a result of which a multi-apartment residential building was hit in the city. There were casualties; rescuers managed to get ten people out from under the rubble.

The Sumy Regional Military Administration reported that on Telegram.

It is worth mentioning that at 1:27 a.m., the Ukrainian armed forces' Air Force issued a warning about the potential danger of Shahed UAVs to the city.

The local military officials instructed the people of Sumy to be vigilant and cautious and to seek refuge in shelters whenever the air raid siren sounded.

^{Photo: Telegram / Sumy Regional Military Administration}

"Sumy – there are enemy UAVs in the city area. Stay in shelters," the message stated.

According to preliminary information from the regional military administration, there are casualties (information about them is being clarified); ten people were rescued from the rubble, 8 of whom received injuries of varying degrees of severity.

^{Photo: Telegram / Sumy Regional Military Administration}

The military administration showed photos of the consequences of the enemy attack; the footage shows significant destruction.

^{Photo: Telegram / Sumy Regional Military Administration}

"All emergency and rescue services are working on the spot. The consequences of the airstrike are being clarified," the regional military administration added.

In the morning, the authorities reported that 30 apartments in the five-story building were damaged, and 15 were destroyed.

^{Photo: Telegram / Sumy Regional Military Administration}

The search and rescue operation is ongoing. Civil infrastructure objects were damaged due to another attack by the Russian forces.

For reference:

On March 7, Russian aircraft launched a missile strike on the regional center city of Sumy, hitting mainly the medical district and causing ten injuries.

As Rubryka wrote, on the night of March 6, enemy attack drones in Sumy struck critical infrastructure and civilian objects: five people were injured – four adults and one child.