Casualty reported in Sumy due to drone strike
A person was killed in Sumy due to a drone strike (Illustrative photo: Getty Images)
In Sumy, as a result of a Shahed attack on the night of March 6, one person has been reported dead, according to a Telegram post by the Acting Mayor of Sumy, Artem Kobzar.
"Dear Sumy residents, after today's attack by enemy Shahed drones, we have received information about one deceased person," he said in his video address on social media.
He also expressed condolences to the family and friends of the deceased.
Earlier, the city council reported that in Sumy, as a result of a Russian attack using kamikaze drones, one of the warehouse buildings was hit. A fire broke out at the site.
The city council also informed that emergency services are working at the scene, and efforts to extinguish the fire are ongoing. No information about casualties or injuries had been reported at the time.
It was previously reported that on the evening of March 5, Russian forces launched kamikaze drones toward Ukraine for another airstrike. Due to the threat of Shahed attacks, air alerts were declared in several regions.
Additionally, it is worth noting that on the night of March 4, Russian forces also attacked Sumy with drones, hitting a polyclinic in the city and causing power outages.
