4 children among 6 hurt in Russian strike on apartment building and shopping center in Sumy

The first Russian strike hit a multi-story residential building in the city.

Among the injured were two adults and four children.

An 8-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl were taken to the hospital, where they were receiving medical treatment. Their injuries were described as not serious. The other victims were treated without hospitalization.

Russian forces then struck the city two more times in the same district. One of those attacks caused a large fire on the grounds of a shopping center. Information about additional casualties was still being clarified.

“All the strikes hit civilian sites. The Russians deliberately targeted an area with residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure,” Hryhorov said.

The regional administration published images showing the shopping center destroyed in the attack. Local public channels reported that it was an Epicentr DIY store. Hryhorov said response efforts were being complicated by repeated Russian attacks.