In Sumy, the authorities report the dead and “many wounded” after the Russian attack on a residential quarter

In Sumy, as a result of a Russian missile attack on the evening of November 17, there is destruction in residential buildings, “many people are injured,” said the acting of the mayor Artem Kobzar.

“Unfortunately, there was a lot of damage in the apartment building, a lot of people were injured,… it flew into the center of the yard. All the houses around are without windows. Now the State Emergency Service and police officers are evacuating the victims,” ​​he said in a video message via Telegram. The exact number of victims is not reported.

According to the regional military administration, the Russian troops struck at 20:37. “The ballistic missile probably hit a densely populated residential neighborhood of the city,” the report said.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyi later announced that there were also casualties as a result of the strike.

“Rocket hit a nine-story building in Sumy. All the necessary services are already in place, a rescue operation is underway. For now, we know about the dead and wounded, including children,” he wrote in a telegram.

The Russian military regularly attacks Ukrainian regions with various types of weapons – attack UAVs, rockets, anti-aircraft missiles, and anti-aircraft missiles.

The leadership of Russia denies that the Russian army during a full-scale war inflicts targeted strikes on the civilian infrastructure of the cities and villages of Ukraine, killing the civilian population and destroying hospitals, schools, kindergartens, energy and water supply facilities.

The Ukrainian authorities and international organizations qualify these strikes as war crimes by the Russian Federation and emphasize that they are purposeful in nature.