Today, Russians shelled the city of Sumy with guided aerial bombs. It is currently known that the Sumy geriatric nursing home was hit.
This was reported by Suspilne with reference to the head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration, Volodymyr Artyukh.
The nursing home was home to 221 elderly people. Evacuation is currently underway.
‘There are wounded, some of them are hospitalised in serious condition,’ said Artyukh.
According to the staff of the institution, 24 people were on the 5th floor. The main impact was on the upper floors of the building.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs later reported that 1 person was killed and 12 were injured.
147 people were evacuated from the building. There are no people under the rubble.
The technical and 5th floors of the building were partially destroyed.
Update. According to the telegram channel of the Sumy Regional Prosecutor's Office, a pre-trial investigation has been launched into the violation of the laws and customs of war, combined with premeditated murder (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code). "Using methods of warfare prohibited by international law, the occupiers launched an air strike on the territory of a geriatric nursing house in Sumy," the statement said.