Russian UAV attacks car carrying power engineers in Sumy Oblast, one killed
A Russian drone attacked a car carrying power engineers in Sumy Oblast on Monday 12 May, killing the driver and injuring three other people.
Source: Oleh Hryhorov, Head of Sumy Oblast Military Administration, on Facebook; Sumy City Military Administration on Facebook; Sumy Prosecutor's Office on Telegram
Quote from Hryhorov: "An enemy UAV attacked a vehicle with power engineers on board in the Sumy hromada. Early reports indicate that one person has been killed." [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a town, village or several villages and their adjacent territories - ed.]
Photo: Sumy Oblast Military Administration
Details: Three more people were reportedly wounded. The aftermath of the Russian attack is being assessed.
The Prosecutor's Office in Sumy Oblast confirmed that the Russians had attacked a vehicle belonging to Sumyoblenergo [an oblast electricity distributor – ed.], which was moving through the Sumy hromada. A 44-year-old driver was killed, and three other employees of the company were injured.
Rescue workers are working at the scene.
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