Russians drop guided aerial bombs on Sumy Oblast at night, killing 1 person and injuring 2 – photos, video
Source: Sumy Oblast Prosecutor's Office and State Emergency Service (SES) on Telegram
Quote from the prosecutor's office: "At around 03:00 on 8 May, in Sumy district's Mykolaivka hromada, the enemy dropped what is likely a guided aerial bomb on civilian houses. As a result, a 55-year-old woman was killed in her own home, and her 24-year-old son was injured." [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]
Details: Half an hour later, at 03:30, the Russians dropped another bomb on the civilian infrastructure of the Vorozhba hromada in Sumy district, injuring a 70-year-old woman.
Criminal proceedings were initiated over the incident.
Aftermath of the attack
Photo: State Emergency Service
Updated: Later, the State Emergency Service added that on the morning of 8 May, the Russians conducted airstrikes on the territory of the Bilopillia hromada, as a result of which one residential building was completely destroyed and three civilian houses and seven outbuildings were damaged.Quote from the SES: "Specialists of the State Emergency Service arrived at the scene. While inspecting the area, rescue workers found a woman under the rubble. The victim was carefully unblocked and handed over to paramedics."
Rescue workers helping the injured woman
Photo: State Emergency Service
They also added that fires broke out in three residential buildings in the Sumy district as a result of the nighttime attack.
"Rescue workers worked at the scene from night to morning. Unfortunately, one civilian died as a result of this incident," the SES summed up.
Background:
Ukraine's Air Force reported that during the night, the Russians intensified tactical aviation strikes using guided aerial bombs in Sumy Oblast.
On 7 May, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Vladimir Putin's initiative to hold a three-day ceasefire for the Victory Day (9 May) remains in effect.
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