A devastating Russian guided aerial bomb strike tore through the center of Sumy on Friday, killing at least four people, including a child, and injuring dozens of others, Ukrainian officials reported. The attack came amid a relentless, multi-pronged aerial campaign by Moscow that simultaneously battered cities across Ukraine’s south and east.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “Efforts to deal with the aftermath of the Russian airstrike are ongoing in Sumy,” President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote in a post on X. “The Russians used guided aerial bombs against ordinary people in the city center.” Zelensky confirmed that multiple children were among the wounded and warned that civilians could still be trapped beneath the ruins of a heavily damaged apartment building. He added that many of those hospitalized sustained severe injuries. According to local authorities, Russian forces launched the assault using six guided aerial bombs, known as KABs. The epicenter of the blast hit a busy residential area, damaging high-rise apartment blocks, vehicles and shops where civilians were present. Sumy Regional Governor Oleh Hryhorov confirmed the toll, saying first responders were continuing to work through the rubble. Widespread multi-regional onslaught The lethal bombardment of Sumy coincided with a day of widespread Russian attacks across Ukraine. In Zaporizhzhia, intense air assaults throughout Friday targeted civilian infrastructure and residential areas, killing two people and injuring 21 others, including two children. Three of the wounded were reported to be in serious condition.
Child Among 4 Killed as Russia Bombs Central Sumy
The attack killed four people, including a child, and injured 27 others, as Moscow also struck Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Dnipro and Donetsk regions.












