UPD: The number of deaths increased to two, one of the injured died in the hospital.
The Russian army attacked Sumy, targeting an industrial infrastructure facility. «Unfortunately, there are casualties and a deceased person. Relevant services are working on site,» — reported the head of the city, Artem Kobzar.
Later, local authorities reported one dead and seven injured, three of them in critical condition.
The border Sumy region is under Russian shelling around the clock. Over the past day, the region was attacked 140 times, including 20 CABs dropped, 40 drone attacks conducted, and then Sumy was shelled with missiles.
On May 5, the head of the Sumy district administration, Mikhail Melnik, reported an emergency evacuation of residents from two border settlements. «I urge the residents of Belopolie and Vorozhba to urgently evacuate to a safe place! Evacuation buses leave every morning at 8:00,» — wrote Melnik. According to him, you can sign up for evacuation around the clock.
Today, the authorities reported an emergency mandatory evacuation from the village of Novaya Sloboda in the Konotop district of the Sumy region, which is seven kilometers from the Glushkovsky district of the Kursk region.
Photo: TG Sumy Regional Military Administration