Russian forces launched a mass drone strike using Shahed, Gerbera, and Italmas loitering munitions, striking residential buildings in Sumy city. The attack hit a 13th floor of a 16-story apartment building in the city center, causing a fire.
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Russia launched 286 UAVs of various types – including Shahed, Gerbera, and Italmas loitering munitions
Approximately 200 of the launched aircraft were Shahed-type drones
Separately, Russian forces also launched drone strikes on a residential area in the northeastern city of Sumy overnight, causing a fire in a high-rise apartment building.
Russian drones had struck a residential area in Sumy. As a result of the attack, a fire broke out on the upper floors of a high-rise building in the Zarichnyi district.
Russians had struck the city of Sumy with attack UAVs. A fire broke out on the upper floors of a high-rise residential building in the Zarichnyi district.
On the night of April 4, Russians launched a strike on Sumy, resulting in 11 people injured, including a child. The attack hit the 13th floor of a 16-story building in the city center.
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