Russian drone strike on the outskirts of the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy killed one person and injured nine others today.
The attack came after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered retaliatory military action following a Ukrainian drone strike on a college dormitory in Starobilsk, a Russian-controlled area in the Luhansk region of Ukraine, which killed 11 people.
Separately, Ukraine’s overnight drone attack on Russia triggered a fire at a Russian oil terminal. Russian authorities said, falling drone debris sparked the blaze and injured two people.
Sumy, located around 30 kilometers (18 miles) from the Russian border in northeastern Ukraine, faces frequent cross-border drone, missile, and artillery attacks throughout the full-scale war due to its proximity to Russian territory.
According to the Sumy Oblast Military Administration, the drone struck the procession while commemorations marking Ukraine’s Day of Heroes were taking place across the city.
Authorities initially reported that one man had been critically injured in the attack. Officials later said he died during surgery in hospital.