Sumy Region: 5 missile strikes on Okhtyrka, at least 5 injured

OLENA ROSHCHINA - TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2022, 09:41

At dawn today, Russian troops launched a missile strike on the town of Okhtyrka in the Sumy region. At least five people have been injured.

Source: Dmytro Zhyvytskyi, Head of the Sumy Oblast Military Administration

Quote from Zhyvytskyi: "There was an enemy missile strike on Okhtyrka at around five o'clock this morning.

Five Russian missiles struck peaceful civilian facilities and caused considerable destruction.

Warehouses were set on fire. The shockwave damaged the front door to the entrance of a two-storey building, trapping people inside. Many private homes were damaged.

The central part of the town and the Dachnyi housing estate were hit. Windows in the church were broken.

The Kazka kindergarten was also damaged. This is the same kindergarten that was bombed by the Ruscists in the first days of the war and where people died."

Details: At least five people were injured as a result of this morning's attack on the city.

The day before, the Sumy region came under fire from the Russian Federation; a Russian