Russian Drone and Missile Strikes Hit Homes in Ukraine's Sumy, Kharkiv

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Russian Drone and Missile Strikes Hit Homes in Ukraine's Sumy, Kharkiv

Civilian areas in northeastern Ukraine came under heavy attack as drone and missile strikes hit the Sumy Region and Kharkiv Region.

In the Sumy region, strikes on the Shostka community triggered fires in residential buildings, The Caspian Post reports via Ukrainian media.

A 60-year-old woman died from carbon monoxide poisoning, while two others were injured. Emergency services evacuated residents as flames spread through the affected area.

Drones and at least one missile struck civilian infrastructure, damaging homes and surrounding neighborhoods.

In the Kharkiv region, multiple districts were also hit. In the Slobidskyi district, explosions damaged apartment blocks, while in the Nemyshlianskyi district around ten private homes were damaged and one person injured. Additional strikes in the Osnovianskyi district hit a hypermarket, vehicles, and public transport infrastructure.

More than 100 drones were launched across the country, with most intercepted or disabled by air defenses.

Further attacks were reported in the Zaporizhzhia Region, where two people were injured, and in Kryvyi Rih, where infrastructure strikes left one person dead and several wounded.

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Russian Drone and Missile Strikes Hit Homes in Ukraine's Sumy, Kharkiv

Civilian areas in northeastern Ukraine came under heavy attack as drone and missile strikes hit the Sumy Region and Kharkiv Region.