On the night of 23 October, Russians struck Sumy using UAVs. According to a statement by Oleh Hryhorov, head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration, some of the drones reached their targets. The head of the Sumy City Military Administration, Serhii Kryvosheienko, said in the morning that those injured were employees of a petrol station.
Update. According to Kryvosheienko, overnight the enemy attacked the city with Geran-2 type strike UAVs.
Russians hit petrol stations and a warehouse facility in the Kovpakivskyi district of the city. Windows in nearby residential buildings were also damaged, along with an administrative building and a parked car.
According to Kryvosheienko, two petrol station employees were injured in the attack — a 39-year-old woman and a 54-year-old man. They sustained minor injuries. Both were given the necessary medical assistance and are currently at home.
Fires that broke out as a result of the strikes were contained by State Emergency Service rescuers.
The enemy shelled civilian infrastructure facilities in three different parts of the city. In the Kovpakivskyi district, there was also a strike on a residential area.
Preliminary reports indicate two people were injured and are receiving medical assistance; their condition is being clarified. Work to deal with the aftermath of the shelling is ongoing.