At least six people were killed in a double Russian strike targeting a hospital in Sumy, in northeastern Ukraine, the Ukrainian Interior Ministry announced on Saturday September 28. The first attack was “killed a person” and damaged several floors of a hospital, which led to its evacuation, explained Igor Klymenko, the Minister of the Interior, on Telegram.
While rescuers and police arrived on scene, “the enemy struck again during the evacuation of patients” And “So far, six people have been killed, including a police officer,” he said. Regional authorities clarified on Telegram that the two Russian strikes were carried out with Iranian Shahed drones. The second attack also hit a residential area. Follow our live stream.
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