Two people were killed and 13 injured in the Sumy region as a result of Russian attacks
On June 8, the Russian Armed Forces carried out strikes on 21 communities in the Sumy region. Two civilians were killed and 13 others were wounded as a result of the attacks. The full extent of the damage is being assessed, and relevant services are on the ground.
The enemy used guided aerial bombs, attack UAVs, FPV drones, artillery, and mortars.
A 78-year-old woman was killed in the Konotop community. An 8-year-old boy, women aged 41 and 75, and a 44-year-old man were injured. An apartment building, 10 private homes, a truck, three passenger cars, and a motorcycle were damaged.
A 71-year-old man was killed in the Seredyna-Buda community. A 68-year-old man was wounded, and a 33-year-old woman was injured. A private home and a garage were damaged.
In the Hlukhiv community, men aged 50, 51, 54, and 54 were injured. A passenger car, a bus station building, a company workshop, and residential buildings were damaged.
In the Trostyanets community, a two-year-old boy and a 25-year-old woman were injured. Two residential buildings, a garage, a car, and a gas pipeline were damaged.
In the Khutir-Mykhailivska community, a 56-year-old man was injured. A private home was damaged.
In the Bilopil, Velykopysariv, Krasnopil, Sumy, Putivl, Znob-Novgorod, Bereziv, Esman, and other communities, residential buildings, farm structures, stores, an educational institution, vehicles, and other civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged.
Police investigative teams and bomb disposal experts worked at the sites of the incidents. Law enforcement officers documented the consequences of the attacks, recorded the destruction, and collected evidence of war crimes committed by the Russian Federation. This was reported on Telegram by the Sumy Regional Police.
Earlier, Ukraine’s Air Defense Forces shot down 249 of the 272 drones that Russian troops had launched into the country’s territory since the evening of June 5.
Since the evening, Russian troops have carried out nearly 30 attacks on the Dnipropetrovsk region, using drones and artillery. As a result of the shelling, one person was killed and three others were wounded.
Authorities in Zaporizhzhia reported a new type of attack in which a Russian “Shahed” drone allegedly delivers FPV drones directly to the city center and drops them on civilian targets. Officials report a change in the enemy’s tactics and an increased threat to the city.
