Death toll from drone strike on hospital in Sumy rises to 8
This was reported in Telegram by the head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration Oleksii Drozdenko, Ukrinform reports.
“Russia attacked one of the city's hospitals with Shaheds. Currently, we know about 8 dead,” Drozdenko said.
Sumy. Russia hit one of the city's hospitals with “Shahed” drones. As of now, we know that 8 people have been killed. My condolences to their families and friends. Eleven others have been wounded, and 113 patients have been evacuated from the hospital.
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) September 28, 2024
The rescue operation is… pic.twitter.com/liI6SVKvg7
According to him, the number of wounded is currently eleven.
113 patients were evacuated from the hospital attacked by enemy UAVs.
As reported, on the morning of September 28, Russians carried out a double drone strike on Sumy.
Russian forces attacked a hospital in Sumy. As rescuers and police helped with evacuation and provided aid, another strike hit the area.
— UNITED24 Media (@United24media) September 28, 2024
According to the prosecutor’s office, seven people have been confirmed killed, and 12 others were injured. pic.twitter.com/tvxMmwI8RF
The first strike killed one person and damaged the ceiling of several floors of the hospital.
The evacuation of patients and staff began. Rescuers and police arrived at the scene to help people. At the same time, during the evacuation of patients, the enemy struck again.
Seven people were reported dead, including a policeman. Another policeman was wounded. Two medics were among the seriously wounded.
