Ukraine says it hit Russian brigade that conducted deadly strike on Sumy
Ukraine's military said on Tuesday that it had hit a base belonging to the Russian rocket brigade that conducted the missile attack that killed 35 people in the city of Sumy on Sunday.
'(A base) of the 448th missile brigade of the Russian occupiers was hit, a secondary detonation of ammunition was recorded. The results of the strike are being clarified,' the military said in a statement on Telegram.
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