On the night of 24 March, Russians attacked Sumy Region with Su-35 fighter jets. More than 10 guided bombs were dropped on the region, Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ihnat said during a telethon.
He said that the Russians started attacking in the evening - they fired two X-59 missiles at Odesa Region.
"The attack continued from the north of our country. About 10 Su-35 aircraft, Russia's newest fighter jet, attacked Sumy Region with guided bombs... This is an extremely big threat when guided aerial bombs, planning bombs, can fly far away and the planes are not within the kill zone of our air defence," Ihnat said.
According to him, more than 10 guided bombs attacked facilities in Sumy Region.
"The losses are being clarified. They will probably be announced by the military administrations," the Air Force spokesman said.
Update 9:30 am. As a result of a nighttime enemy air attack on Sumy Region, the Bilopilska community suffered. There are many destroyed residential buildings, dead and wounded, said Yuriy Zarko, mayor of Bilopillya, in a commentary to Suspilne.
"Around midnight, a massive shelling started in the community. We spotted Shaheds, rockets, multiple rocket launchers, and artillery fire. They struck simultaneously from several points. The town centre was damaged, as well as school No. 4," the statement said.
According to the mayor, the guard of school No. 4 was killed. A woman in a residential building was injured, her leg was blown off. There are many damaged residential buildings in the town.
Update, 10:00 a.m. Two people were killed, and ten were wounded in the Russian air attack on Sumy Region, the Sumy Regional Military Administration reported.
The town of Bilopillya in the Bilopillya community was massively shelled. The Russians conducted an air strike, fired from Grad multiple rocket launchers (80 hits) and cannon artillery (20 hits).
The shelling of the town of Bilopillya killed two people and injured nine. An administrative building, a school building, and a residential building were destroyed; apartment buildings, private houses and a dormitory were damaged.
The enemy shelled the town of Vorozhba in the Vorozhbyanska community with an MLRS, damaging a residential building and an outbuilding. One person was injured.
An air strike and a kamikaze drone strike were carried out in the village of Vyry in the Richkivska community. The strike damaged a kindergarten and an administrative building. The school building was destroyed. Artillery shelling was carried out on the village of Richky - private houses, an administrative building and a gymnasium building were damaged.
An air strike was carried out on an agricultural farm in the Mykolayiv village community. Production facilities and agricultural machinery were damaged.
Also at night, the Novosloboda community was shelled. There were no consequences.
Over the past day, Russians shelled four communities in Sumy Region. A total of 68 hits from various types of weapons were recorded.