Russia attacks business facility in Sumy
On the night of 5-6 April, Russian forces attacked the territory of a business facility in the city of Sumy using drones, damaging storage buildings, an administrative building and 18 vehicles.
Source: Sumy Oblast Police
Quote: "Early reports indicate that the strike damaged storage premises and an administrative building, as well as 18 vehicles. No casualties have been reported."
Details: As reported by Economichna Pravda the targeted facility is the Dary Moria [Gifts of the Sea] chain of stores.
Background: On the night of 5-6 April, a Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv caused damage to buildings housing the editorial offices of the state-owned International Broadcasting Multimedia Platform.Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
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