Russian air strike on Ukraine’s Sumy injures three, including two children Photo

Three civilians, including two children, were injured after Russian forces carried out an air strike on a residential area of the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy on the morning of February 21.

The strike targeted a private housing sector in Sumy, the administrative centre of Sumy district, according to the National Police of Ukraine, Caliber.Az reports. 

Preliminary information indicates that the injured include a five-year-old child, a 17-year-old teenager and a 70-year-old woman. The elderly woman was hospitalised, while all victims are receiving necessary medical care.

Police investigation teams, bomb disposal specialists and other emergency services were deployed to the scene to assess the damage and secure the area. Authorities have not yet released further details about the extent of destruction caused by the strike.

Sumy, located near Ukraine’s border with Russia, has been repeatedly targeted in aerial and artillery attacks since the start of the full-scale invasion.

By Sabina Mammadli