“They are hitting civilian infrastructure in the Kovpakovsky district. There have already been five strikes. The preliminary epicenter of the defeats is not the housing sector, but there are civilian casualties,” he wrote.
Grigorov called on residents of Sumy to remain in shelters as the attack continued.
According to Suspilny, about 10 explosions occurred in Sumy from 10:30 p.m.
“The explosions you heard in the city hit civilian infrastructure in the Kovpakovsky district,” Acting Mayor Artem Kobzar said on Telegram.
Suspilne reported on Telegram that one of the Russian strike UAVs hit a high-rise building. The published photo shows a fire on the upper floors of the house.
A video of a fire in a high-rise building was published by the Mi-Ukraine TV channel on Telegram.
“In just one hour, Russia sent 10 drones across Sumy,” Grigorov informed in a Telegram at 0.12 on October 31. “All strikes were aimed at civilian infrastructure. There was a hit on a nine-story building and a two-story residential building in different areas of the city. Two victims from the high-rise building – a minor girl and an elderly woman – have already been helped on the spot. Information about the wounded is being clarified.”
The enemy attacked a high-rise building in the Zarechny district of Sumy, Kobzar specified in a Telegram.
Grigorov warned of the threat of repeated attacks on Sumy.
Context
The aggressor country Russia regularly shells the territory of the Sumy region. Over the past months, the occupying forces have intensified their attacks, including on Sumy.
