Drone attack in Ukraine's Sumy: Russian strike hits civilian vehicle
Illustrative photo: Russian forces attacked the Sumy region with strike drones (facebook.com/DSNS.GOV.UA)
On the evening of Wednesday, February 4, the Sumy region came under attack by Russian drones. One of them struck a civilian car carrying a family, according to a statement from the head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration, Oleh Hryhorov.
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"In the Znob-Novhorodske community, Russians struck a civilian car with a drone, carrying a family — a man, a woman, and their daughter. All three were injured. A 66-year-old woman sustained severe injuries. The victims are being hospitalized," the statement reads.
Hryhorov added that in the Seredyna-Buda community, a 42-year-old man was injured as a result of a Russian drone attack.
"The enemy also attacked civilian infrastructure in the Shostka and Trostianets communities. All consequences are being clarified," the head of the regional administration noted.
He also emphasized that the air raid alert continues and urged local residents not to ignore it and to stay in safe locations.
Attacks in the Sumy region
On the night of February 3, Russian forces attacked Sumy and the surrounding region amid a series of coordinated strikes across Ukraine. Among the consequences of the attacks on the regional center were damage to residential buildings and fires, leaving people without heating.
At the same time, the aggressor country carried out massive strikes on combined heat and power plants that provided heating to Ukrainian cities. Russia launched attacks across eight regions using drones and various types of missiles.
In addition, the Russian army targeted the civilian railway infrastructure in the Sumy region for two consecutive days. In Konotop, drone attacks damaged tracks, the station area, the repair shop, and the administrative building of the locomotive depot, causing fires.
RBC-Ukraine also reported that Russian forces are remotely mining roads in the Sumy region using drones, dropping small bags that can be triggered by pressure or proximity.
