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Entire family killed: Details of Russian shelling of Sumy region

Entire family killed: Details of Russian shelling of Sumy region Details of Russian shelling of the Sumy region on February 20 (Getty Images)
Author: Maria Kholina

During a Russian shelling of the Novoslobidska community in the Konotop district of the Sumy region, an entire family was killed on February 20 - a woman, two sons, and their relatives. Russians struck the house with a Lancet drone, according to the Sumy Regional Military Administration.

"As a result of the attack, the entire family died: a mother and two sons, as well as two of their distant relatives: a grandmother and a woman who came from another city," the statement said.

According to the Regional Military Administration, the enemy's strike UAV Lancet hit the residential building.

Shelling of the Sumy region

In the morning of February 20, Russian forces attacked the Sumy region, using artillery and aviation. Initially, two people were reported killed.

Furthermore, on February 20, Russian invaders attacked a village in the Sumy region, located on the border of Ukraine and Russia. As a result of the shelling, four people were injured.