Two killed, 26 injured in Russian attack on Ukraine's Sumy, officials say

Russian missile attack on Ukraine's northern city of Sumy on Thursday killed two people and injured 26 more, the regional administration said on Friday.

 Fire and rescue crews work at the site of a deadly Russian drone attack on an apartment building in Odesa, Ukraine March 2, 2024 in this still image from handout video. (photo credit: STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE OF UKRAINE IN ODESA REGION/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)
Fire and rescue crews work at the site of a deadly Russian drone attack on an apartment building in Odesa, Ukraine March 2, 2024 in this still image from handout video.
(photo credit: STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE OF UKRAINE IN ODESA REGION/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)

Russian missile attack on Ukraine's northern city of Sumy on Thursday killed two people and injured 26 more, the regional administration said on Friday.

"The premises of the school, the central city hospital, the regional emergency medical care center, and the water utility were damaged," it said on Facebook.

Attacks a day earlier

On Thursday, following the attack on the region close to the Russian border and front line, the authorities said one person was injured.

They published an updated report on Friday, adding that rescue work was completed. Six wounded remain in hospitals.

 Rescuers remove the body of a local resident at the site of a residential building heavily damaged by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine March 2, 2024. (credit: REUTERS/STRINGER)
Rescuers remove the body of a local resident at the site of a residential building heavily damaged by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine March 2, 2024. (credit: REUTERS/STRINGER)

Moscow has denied deliberately targeting civilians. Many have been killed in frequent Russian airstrikes across Ukraine in the course of the two-year-old war.