7 people died in a drone attack in Sumy, Ukraine, Zelenskyy criticized Russia’s ongoing attacks – Firstpost

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday that seven people, including a child, were killed in a Russian drone attack in the Sumy region in northeastern Ukraine.

“Each new Russian attack only confirms (Russian President Vladimir) Putin’s true intentions. “He wants the war to continue, he is not interested in talking about peace,” he said.

According to the statement made by the military administration of the Sumy region on the Telegram messaging application, 12 people, including two children, were injured in a drone attack on a residential building in the small town of Hlukhiv on the Russian border overnight.

In a video shared by Zelenskyy, emergency workers can be seen examining the debris of the partially collapsed building as search and rescue operations continued until the morning.

The regional military administration said Russian forces used two drones in the attack.

Ukraine’s air force announced that after Russia launched 87 drones overnight, it shot down 51 drones and lost track of 30.

Russian forces have battered the northeastern region of Sumi in recent months, damaging critical and civilian infrastructure.

In the missile attack on Sunday, 11 people were killed, 89 people were injured and there was a power outage in the city of Sumy.