Russian forces launched a guided aerial bomb strike on civilian business premises in Hlukhiv, Sumy Oblast, killing two people and injuring three.
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A young man was killed by the Russians after they struck premises belonging to a civilian business in Hlukhiv with guided aerial bombs. He was 27 years old.
Three men aged 42, 59 and 63 were injured.
The 63-year-old man had died in hospital.
The strike had damaged an office building and the infrastructure of local business as well as warehouses, cars, a gas pipeline and a transformer.
Russian troops launched 44 strikes on 30 settlements in the Sumy region over the past day, with attacks targeting Sumy, Shostka, Okhtyrka, and Konotop districts. A total of 121 explosions were recorded.
Attacks are concentrated in the Krasnopil, Velika Pisarevka, and Zolochiv directions to widen control zones.
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