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16:44 24 Mar 2025

Russian attack on Sumy injures 28, including children

Photo: kobzarartemsn

On the afternoon of March 24, a missile strike by Russian forces targeted the center of Sumy, injuring 28 individuals, including four children.

The head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration, Volodymyr Artiukh, and the city's acting mayor, Artem Kobzar, reported this.

The attack damaged a high-rise building and a school. According to Artiukh, all the children were in shelters at the time of the strike.

"A missile strike targeted the city center, damaging several high-rise buildings and a school. The children in a protective structure are being evacuated and are all alive," Artiukh said.

Російські окупанти атакували Суми

Photo: kobzarartemsn

According to him, rescue services are working on eliminating the consequences and extinguishing fires. House-to-house rounds are also being conducted to assist the injured.

"We are conducting a round-up of high-rise buildings to assist the injured," Artiukh stressed.

Headquarters will be deployed in kindergartens No. 10 and No. 25 to assist the victims.

For reference:

According to the regional military administration, on the night of March 24 and in the morning, the occupiers shelled the border territories and settlements of the Sumy region 11 times. Nineteen explosions were recorded.

The Khotinska, Bilopilska, Krasnopilska, and Seredyno-Budska communities were shelled as occupiers targeted the Sumy region with artillery, drones, and mortars. Fortunately, there were no casualties.

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