Russian drone strike hits cultural center in Ukraine's Konotop, casualties reported
Russia struck central Konotop while people were present in the area (photo: Wikipedia)
Today, June 24, Russia attacked the center of Konotop. Preliminary reports indicate that a cinema building was hit, according to Konotop Mayor Artem Semenikhin.
Mayor Semenikhin reported a probable strike on a cinema building. According to him, people may have been inside, and injuries have already been reported.
"There are children nearby!" he wrote.
Mayor Semenikhin showed the aftermath of the strike (photo: t.me/SemenikhinArtem)
According to him, at least two people were injured. One man is in serious condition.
Russians struck a cinema in the center of Konotop, Sumy region.
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Children were near the building at the time of the attack.
A woman suffered a neck injury, while a man sustained a traumatic limb amputation.
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The building in question is the Konotop City Center of Culture and Leisure "Mir Cinema," located in the very center of Konotop, opposite the city council building.
According to Semenikhin, the Shahed strike occurred precisely when children were playing near the fountain close to the cinema.
This is not the first atrocity committed in Konotop. Recently, Russia struck a railway depot in the city, killing one person. Railway workers were injured.
Another attack had left the city without electricity and water. Russians struck an infrastructure facility in Konotop.
