A Russian overnight drone strike in Ukraine's eastern Sumy region killed at least seven people, including a child, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday.
The attack targeted the town of Hlukhiv, located just 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) from the Russian border. The town, with a pre-war population of around 30,000, has faced an uptick in attacks in recent months.
“Last night, a drone hit Hlukhiv, destroying a dormitory at one of the local educational institutions. Tragically, as of now, we know that seven people, including a child, were killed in this attack,” Zelensky wrote on social media.
He shared a video showing rescue workers combing through rubble at dawn and retrieving a body in a black bag.
Zelensky said more than 10 others were injured, including two children, and noted that people may still be trapped under the debris.
The attack follows a Russian missile strike two days earlier in Sumy that killed eight people, including a child.
Sumy lies across the border from Russia's Kursk region, near areas where Ukrainian forces have captured swaths of territory since launching a cross-border offensive in August.
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