Russian drone strike hits perinatal centre in Ukraine's Sumy PHOTO

A Russian drone struck a Perinatal Centre in Sumy on October 6, igniting the building’s roof, Sumy Regional Military Administration head Oleh Hryhorov and Presidential Office chief Andriy Yermak have said.

“The enemy deliberately targeted the medical facility in the Kochkivskyi district of Sumy with a drone. At the time of the attack, 166 people were inside, including 11 children,” Hryhorov said, Caliber.Az reports, citing Ukrainian media.

According to him, all those inside managed to take shelter, and no injuries were reported.

Yermak confirmed that the strike caused the roof of the Perinatal Center to catch fire.

He added that at the time of the attack, the facility housed 11 children, 35 patients, and 120 staff members.

By Khagan Isayev