Russian troops attacked Sumy with aerial bombs; five people were wounded
Russian forces launched a strike with guided aerial bombs on Sumy, resulting in at least five people being wounded. This was reported by Serhiy Kryvosheyenko, head of the Sumy City Military Administration.
Three strikes were recorded in the Zarichny district of the city. The enemy struck a residential area, non-residential buildings, and civilian infrastructure, damaging vehicles and triggering a large-scale fire. Four injured people were taken to the hospital, and emergency services are on the scene. Artem Kobzar, acting mayor of Sumy, also confirmed the consequences of the enemy strike.
❗️ Russian terrorists struck Sumy with KAB bombs: five people wounded, – Regional Military Administration The enemy attacked a residential area, civilian infrastructure, and non-residential buildings. Vehicles were damaged. A large-scale fire broke out at the site of one of the strikes. https://t.co/DWQWvmqJOO
— GLAVKOM (@GLAVCOM_UA) September 23, 2026
Source: Sumy City Military Administration.
On the morning of Wednesday, September 23, Russian troops dropped four aerial bombs on the village of Oleksandrivka in the Donetsk region. At least four people were killed in the attack, and four others were injured, including a child born in 2021.
On the night of September 22–23, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 161 strike drones of various types. Among them were 82 jet-powered UAVs. As of 8:00 a.m., air defense forces had destroyed or neutralized 119 enemy drones and three additional “Banderole”/“Dan-T” drones.
Since the evening of September 22, Russian troops have attacked two districts in the Dnipropetrovsk region more than 10 times. The occupiers used drones and dropped aerial bombs; one person was injured as a result of the attacks.
We should add that drones attacked the temporarily occupied Donetsk and Luhansk regions overnight.
As a reminder, Russia struck Kharkiv on the night of September 23, resulting in one fatality.
On the morning of September 23, air raid alerts were issued in Kyiv and several regions due to the threat of UAVs.
