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Russian drone attack hits infrastructure in Ukraine’s Sumy region


A woman walks at a site of a recent shelling, which local Russian-installed authorities called a Ukrainian military strike, in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, July 22, 2024.
A woman walks at a site of a recent shelling, which local Russian-installed authorities called a Ukrainian military strike, in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, July 22, 2024.

Officials in the Sumy region in northeastern Ukraine said Tuesday a Russian drone attack damaged critical infrastructure facilities.

The Ukrainian military said the country’s air defenses shot down seven of eight Russian drones deployed in overnight attacks, and that a Russian guided missile did not reach its target.

Serhiy Lysak, governor of the Dnipropetrovsk region, said Tuesday on Telegram that a Russian kamikaze drone struck the city of Nikopol. There were no casualties, Lysak said.

Russia’s defense ministry said Tuesday it destroyed 25 Ukrainian aerial drones, including 21 over the Black Sea and Russia-occupied Crimea.

Vyacheslav Gladkov, governor of the Belgorod region, said on Telegram that Ukrainian drones had struck vehicles in several villages, injuring at least five people.

Officials in Bryansk reported no damage or injuries after air defenses shot down two Ukrainian drones.

Some information for this story was provided by Agence France-Presse and Reuters.

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