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Russia strikes civilian car at gas station in Ukraine's Sumy region: Driver wounded

Russia strikes civilian car at gas station in Ukraine's Sumy region: Driver wounded Photo: Russia attacked a vehicle in the Sumy region (Getty Images)
Author: Liliana Oleniak

On the morning of August 15, Russians struck a civilian vehicle parked at a gas station in the Sumy region. The gas station building and the car were damaged, and the driver suffered burns, according to Oleh Hryhorov, head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration.

At around 5:40 a.m. Kyiv time, Russian troops attacked a passenger car parked at the gas station with a drone. The strike caused a fire that damaged the gas station building and the car.

The driver of the car suffered burns. He is currently under medical supervision. Gas station employees who were at work at the time of the attack were not injured.

Russia strikes civilian car at gas station in Ukraine's Sumy region: Driver woundedPhoto: Russians attacked a car in the Sumy region (t.me/grigorov_oleg/430)

Russia strikes civilians

On August 9, a Russian FPV drone hit a car in the Bilenke community of the Zaporizhzhia region. 2 people who were inside the car were killed.

Russian troops continue to destroy civilian objects in the Donetsk region. In particular, on August 12, 3 people were killed by a Russian strike.

On August 13, Russia launched a missile strike on the Sumy region, injuring a 7-year-old girl and a young man. The child was hospitalized, and at least six private houses and vehicles were damaged.

Also on August 13, the Russians dropped explosives from a drone on a civilian car traveling on a highway in the Beryslav district of the Kharkiv region. 2 people were killed.