The Russian army carried out a series of strikes on Sumy, causing a large-scale fire in the Epicenter hypermarket and damaging residential buildings. During the liquidation of the consequences of the shelling, the occupiers again attacked the State Emergency Service rescuers, destroying a company car. As a result of the strike on the high-rise building, six people were injured, including four children.
Russian troops carried out a series of strikes on Sumy, attacking the Epicenter shopping center, a residential building and rescuers of the State Emergency Service, who were liquidating the consequences of the previous shelling. As reported by the PromPolitInform portal, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported this.
What is known about the attack on the Epicenter in Sumy?
According to rescuers, the Russian shelling caused a large-scale fire in the shopping center.
As soon as the SES units began extinguishing the fire, Russian troops launched repeated strikes on the scene.
During one of these attacks:
a SES official vehicle was destroyed;
another rescue vehicle was damaged.
Photos published by the SES show that the Epicenter construction hypermarket was hit.
What are the other consequences of the Russian attack?
In addition to the shopping center, the occupiers fired on the adjacent territory, where two cars caught fire. The fire was quickly extinguished.
A jet drone also hit a nine-story residential building. The fire broke out on the first floor.
A rescue operation is underway at the scene.
Rescuers evacuated the residents of the high-rise building.
According to preliminary data, six people were injured, including four children.
Emergency rescue operations and elimination of the consequences of the Russian attack are ongoing at the sites of the strikes.
