Emergency crews were deployed to the northeastern Ukrainian city of Okhtyrka on Monday morning after a residential high-rise was devastated by a Russian drone barrage, leaving several civilians wounded as the conflict approaches the end of its fourth year.
According to regional officials, at least seven people sustained injuries when the munitions struck the apartment block in the Sumy region. Governor Oleh Hryhorov confirmed the toll via the Telegram messaging app, noting that while five victims were treated at the scene and discharged, two required hospitalisation for more serious wounds.
Images from the scene depicted the stark reality of the air war's toll on civilian infrastructure, with the multi-storey building sustaining extensive structural damage. Governor Hryhorov praised the quick reactions of residents, noting that many managed to reach basement shelters following air-raid sirens, while emergency service personnel used ladders to rescue trapped survivors from the upper floors of the smouldering ruins.
The attack on Okhtyrka highlights the persistent vulnerability of the Sumy region, which shares a long, porous border with the Russian Federation. While the front lines in the Donbas to the southeast have remained the primary theatre of ground combat, border areas like Sumy and Kharkiv face near-daily attrition through artillery shelling, glide bombs, and drone strikes.
Since Moscow launched its full-scale war in February 2022, the Sumy region has been a focal point of the conflict. It was partially occupied in the opening weeks of the war before Russian forces withdrew to consolidate in the east.
Cross-border aerial attacks remain a primary tactic as the war nears the four-year mark.
Reuters could not independently verify the specifics of the report from the ground. As of Monday afternoon, there was no immediate comment from the Kremlin regarding the strike on Okhtyrka.
Throughout the conflict, Moscow has consistently denied targeting civilians or residential infrastructure, asserting that its military focuses solely on strategic targets such as energy grids, transport hubs, and troop concentrations.
However, the United Nations and international monitors have documented thousands of civilian casualties since 2022, the vast majority of whom are Ukrainian.
As winter sets in across Eastern Europe, Ukrainian officials have warned that Russia is likely to intensify its aerial campaign against residential and utility infrastructure, a pattern observed in previous years of the war.
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