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Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Overnight bombing raids pummel Sumy region, Ukraine official says
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA top local official in Sumy, Ukraine, says Russian planes have bombed residential areas of the northeastern city.
Sumy region leader Dmytro Zhyvytskyy says there are dead and wounded from the bombing, including children. He says several homes have been completely destroyed. He also announces that four soldiers were killed in the area from Russian shelling on Monday.
Zhyvytskyy shares two videos showing tangles of wreckage from the bombings, some of it still on fire.
Сумщина.Після 23 вечора7 березня 2022ворожі російські літаки почали бомбитижитлові квартали у Сумах та Охтирці.Знищили хати у селі Битиця. Інформація по вбитим та пораненим постійно оновлюється. ДСНС розбирають завали та гасять пожежі. Медики працюють. Рятуємо життя.Отак насправді виглядає "рускій мір"…Ми не пробачимо цього ніколи!На відео – кадри із житлового приватного сектору міста Суми, район вулиці Роменська.
Posted by Дмитро Живицький on Monday, March 7, 2022
The head of the #Sumy Regional State Administration, Dmytro Zhyvitsky, reports that #Russian planes dropped bombs on residential areas of the city.
There are dead and wounded, including children. pic.twitter.com/9YaKRvACsH
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) March 8, 2022
Sumy, a city of some 200,000 near the Russian border, has been subjected to days of heavy bombardment, but Zhyvytskyy says the city remains in Ukrainian hands.
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