Russia Hits Sumy Civilians With New MLRS Strike: ‘Absolutely Deliberate'
A Russian strike on the Ukrainian city of Sumy has killed at least three civilians and injured many more after a shell landed on a residential street, emergency services said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said it was the result of a Russian Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) attack.
"The Russians brutally hit Sumy," Zelensky posted to Telegram, originally in Ukrainian.
"Just around the city, along ordinary streets—from rocket artillery. An absolutely deliberate strike on civilians. A rescue operation is currently underway."
He said there was also one unexploded MLRS shell that was known, which had "pierced the wall of a room in an ordinary apartment on the 9th floor".
This is a breaking news story. Updates to follow.
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