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Russia attacks Sumy Oblast with UAV, people might be trapped under rubble – photo, video

Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 01:26
Russia attacks Sumy Oblast with UAV, people might be trapped under rubble – photo, video
Russian UAV strikes a residential building in Hlukhiv. Photo: Suspilne.Sumy

An explosion rocked Hlukhiv, Sumy Oblast, late on Monday. Media reports that a Russian UAV hit a residential building, causing deaths and injuries and that people may still be trapped under the rubble.

Source: Suspilne.Sumy, a Sumy-related branch of the Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne; Sumy Oblast Military Administration

Details: An explosion rocked Hlukhiv at around 23:30. Early reports from Suspilne indicate that the town was hit by a Shahed drone.

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In total, the Russian military launched 48 attacks on Sumy Oblast over the past day, 110 times using various weapons.

The Khotin, Yunakivka, Bilopillia, Krasnopillia, Velyka Pysarivka, Shalyhyne, Esman and Seredyna-Buda hromadas were attacked. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories - ed.]

At 01:25: Suspilne later reported that a Shahed struck a residential building in Hlukhiv.

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There are fatalities and casualties as a result of the attack, and their number is being clarified.

Later, it became known that the Russian military struck Hlukhiv at around 23:20, and two explosions rocked the town. The rubble is being cleared from a multi-storey building, and people may be trapped under it.

 
Russian UAV strikes a residential building in Hlukhiv.
Photo: Suspilne.Sumy
 
Russian UAV strikes a residential building in Hlukhiv
Photo: Suspilne.Sumy

Previously: The death toll in Sumy had risen to 12 as a result of a Russian missile attack on 17 November in the evening.

Background:

  • A Russian ballistic missile struck a residential building in Sumy on the evening of 17 November. Initial reports indicated 10 fatalities, including 2 children, and over 50 injured. 
  • Later, the death toll had risen to 11.

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