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Russian attack on apartment building in Sumy: death toll rises to 9 – photo, video

Thursday, 30 January 2025, 20:17
Russian attack on apartment building in Sumy: death toll rises to 9 – photo, video
Aftermath of the Russian attack on Sumy Oblast. Photo: Sumy Oblast Prosecutor's Office

The death toll, following the Russian airstrike on an apartment building in Sumy, has risen to 9, while 14 people have been injured, with a child among them.

Source: Sumy Oblast Prosecutor's Office; Ukraine’s State Emergency Service; Prosecutor General’s Office

Quote: "The bodies of another married couple were recovered from the rubble".

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Details: It is reported that six people were killed in the Russian attack on an apartment building. Among them are three couples: A 74-year-old man and his 69-year-old wife; a 65-year-old man and his 64-year-old wife; and a 61-year-old man and his 61-year-old wife.

 
Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Updated: The State Emergency Service of Ukraine later reported that rescue workers had retrieved the body of the seventh person.

Quote from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine: "As of 17:00, we know about 13 casualties, including a child."

Later, the Prosecutor's Office reported that the bodies of a 74-year-old man and a 37-year-old woman, the mother of an eight-year-old girl who was injured in the attack, had been recovered from under the rubble. In total, twelve people were reported injured.

Updated: As of 20:09, the State Emergency Service announced that the rescue and search operation following the Russian airstrike on the apartment building had been completed.

The Prosecutor General’s Office reported that the number of fatalities has risen to nine, with 14 people being injured.

Background: 

  • A Russian drone hit an apartment building in Sumy on the night of 29-30 January.
  • Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported earlier that a Russian Shahed drone hit an apartment building, killing four people and inflicting injuries of differing severity on nine others, including one child.

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