💥 Attack

Russian forces attacked the city of Sumy on October 4, following the issuance of a child evacuation order for the area.

October 4, 2024 Sumy, Sumy Oblast

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Kyiv Post Kyiv Independent Ukrinform

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Sumy (location) Sumy Oblast (location) Russia (organization) Russian Armed Forces (organization) Volodymyr Zelenskyy (person) Mikhail Drapatyi (person) Oleksandr Lutsenko (person) Oleksandr Syrskyi (person)

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Sumy was attacked on October 4

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

The attack followed a child evacuation order for the city

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

A Russian double-tap drone strike on a railway station in Sumy Oblast on Oct. 4 killed one person and injured at least 30 others, including three children

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Since the start of the day, the occupiers have dropped 23 guided bombs, hitting areas around Stepne, Obody, Bilokopytove, Yastrubyne, Pavlivka, Bondarivshchyna, Myrlohy, and Katerynivka

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