Europe 1 with AFP 10:02 a.m., September 28, 2024Six people were killed in a double Russian strike targeting a hospital in the Sumy region of northeastern Ukraine.
At least six people were killed in a double Russian strike targeting a hospital in the Sumy region in northeastern Ukraine, the Ukrainian Interior Ministry announced on Saturday. “In Sumy, the Russians struck a medical establishment twice: so far, six people have been killed,” Interior Minister Igor Klymenko announced on Telegram.
Sumy, main city in a border region with Russia
The first attack “killed one person” and damaged several floors of a hospital, leading to its evacuation, Klymenko said. While rescuers and police arrived on site, “the enemy struck again during the evacuation of patients” and “at present, six people have been killed, including a police officer,” he said. wrote the Minister of the Interior, specifying that another police officer was injured.
Sumy is the main city of a border region with Russia which bears the same name. Regional authorities clarified on Telegram that the two Russian strikes were carried out with Shahed drones. The second attack also hit a residential area.
