Russians attack Sumy: wreckage causes fire in children's wellness centre – photos, videos

The Russians launched a Shahed drone strike on the Sumy hromada on the evening of 12 January, causing fires in a residential area and a children's wellness centre. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories - ed.] Source: Sumy Oblast State Emergency Service; Sumy Oblast Military Administration Quote from military administration: "Wreckage from a Russian Shahed drone caused a fire on the grounds of a children's wellness centre in the Sumy hromada on 12 January."

Advertisement: Firefighter extinguishing firePhoto: State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Details: The State Emergency Service reported that firefighters had to extinguish fires at multiple locations simultaneously.

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"Everyone is safe and unharmed," acting Sumy Mayor Artem Kobzar stated.

Firefighter extinguishing firePhoto: State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Quote from State Emergency Service: "The fire seats have been extinguished.

The areas affected by the strikes have been inspected."

Background: 

• On 12 January, Russian forces used a drone to attack a passenger bus traveling through the Myropillia hromada in the Sumy district.

  A 42-year-old and 30-year-old women were injured as a result of the attack.

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