Russian drone strike on Ukraine’s Sumy region killed seven people, Zelenskiy says

Kyiv – Seven people were killed, including a child, in a drone strike by Russia on Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday.

“Every new Russian attack only confirms Putin’s (Russian President Vladimir) true intentions. He wants the war to continue, he is not interested in talking about peace,” Zelenskiy said.

The drone strike on a residential building in the small town of Hlukhiv, bordering Russia, injured 12 people, including two children, the military government of the Sumy region said on messaging app Telegram.

A video shared by Zelenskiy showed emergency workers picking through the rubble of the partially destroyed building as search and rescue operations continued into the morning.

The regional military government said Russian forces used two drones in the attack.

Ukraine’s air force said it shot down 51 drones and lost track of another 30 after Russia launched 87 drones in one night.

Russian forces have bombarded the northeastern region of Sumy in recent months, damaging critical and civilian infrastructure.

A rocket attack there on Sunday killed 11 people, injured 89 and knocked out power in the city of Sumy. REUTERS