Russian attack on village in Sumy Oblast leaves one person injured – photos

Anastasia Protz — Thursday, 8 August 2024, 16:56

Russian forces attacked a village in Sumy hromada on 8 August, injuring a local resident (A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.).

Source: Oleksii Drozdenko, Head of Sumy City Military Administration

Quote: "An airstrike was carried out on one of the settlements of our hromada around lunchtime."

The Aftermath of the Russian attack.

Photo: Oleksii Drozdenko, Head of Sumy City Military Administration

Details: One person is reported to have been injured and is receiving the necessary treatment. The Russians also destroyed and damaged private houses and cars.

The Aftermath of the Russian attack.

Photo: Oleksii Drozdenko, Head of Sumy City Military Administration

Background: Russian forces struck the village of Mohrytsia in the Sumy district with guided aerial bombs (GABs) on Thursday, 8 August, hitting a village school and claiming the lives of a 22-year-old man and a 6-year-old girl.

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