Russian airstrike on border area of Sumy region caused massive fire and resulted in casualties
Aftermath of the Russian airstrike on Sumy region on March 21 (Photo: facebook.com/DSNSSUMY)
On Friday, March 21, Russian forces launched a massive airstrike on the border areas of the Sumy region. The attack resulted in casualties, a large-scale fire, and significant damage to residential buildings, reports the Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the Sumy region on Facebook.
Emergency services clarified that on the afternoon of March 21, Russian aviation struck the central part of a settlement in the Krasnopillia community.
"A large-scale fire broke out, causing significant destruction and damage to administrative buildings and private homes. All fire outbreaks have been extinguished," the State Emergency Service (SES) reported.
During the clearing of the collapsed structures, emergency workers recovered the body of a person from the rubble.
Rescue services released photos and videos showing the aftermath of the enemy airstrikes on a settlement in the Krasnopillia community on March 21.
The State Emergency Service added that the final information on the number of dead and injured citizens is still being clarified.
As clarified by the Sumy Regional Military Administration on Friday evening, two people were killed and two others were injured in the Krasnopillia community due to Russian airstrikes. The attack also damaged a cultural center, administrative buildings, shops, and residential houses.
Russian shelling of Sumy region
Sumy region has been under constant Russian attacks, with border settlements frequently targeted. The occupiers use drones, missiles, air bombs, artillery, and mortars. The city of Sumy has also been hit.
According to the Sumy Regional Military Administration, as of 9:00 p.m. on March 21, Russia carried out 103 attacks on border areas and settlements, resulting in 222 explosions.
The strikes affected 12 communities, including Bezdryk, Khotyn, Yunakivka, Myropillia, Bilopillia, Krasnopillia, Velykopysarivka, Novoslobidka, Shalyhyne, Seredyna-Buda, Svesa, and Znob-Novhorodske.
In Krasnopillia, aside from airstrikes, Russia used FPV drones (eight explosions), dropped an explosive device from a UAV (one explosion), carried out artillery shelling (10 explosions), mortar attacks (42 explosions), and launched guided aerial bombs (33 explosions).
On March 20, two people were killed in Krasnopillia due to Russian guided aerial bomb strikes.
