2 killed after Russian strikes bombard communities in Ukraine's Sumy region

Russian forces struck 21 settlements across Ukraine's Sumy region over the past day, launching more than 60 attacks that killed two men and injured five people, according to the National Police of Ukraine. In the Sumy community, a Russian drone attack killed a 30-year-old man and injured a 23-year-old woman, while KAB guided-bomb strikes killed a 42-year-old man and injured two women aged 60 and 86.

In the Shostka community, a drone strike injured a 34-year-old man and damaged a gas station and a vehicle. A 55-year-old woman was injured in the Seredyna-Buda community, where one apartment building and six private homes were damaged. Private residences were also damaged in the Bilopillia, Znob-Novhorodske and Berezivka communities.

Across the region, 16 apartment buildings, a private house and three cars were damaged. Police investigators and explosives technicians worked at the impact sites, and criminal proceedings have been opened under Article 438 of the Ukrainian Criminal Code for war crimes. The investigation is ongoing.