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Seven Injured as Russian Shahed Drones Strike High-Rise in Okhtyrka, Sumy Region

Regional officials link the Okhtyrka strike to sustained cross-border attacks on Sumy communities.

Overview

  • Three strike UAVs hit a multi-storey residential building in Okhtyrka overnight on December 8, the Sumy Regional Military Administration reported.
  • Seven civilians were injured in the attack, with two admitted to hospital under medical supervision and five treated and discharged.
  • Authorities said the building suffered extensive structural damage, with some residents rescued from damaged floors after others sheltered in a basement.
  • Emergency and rescue operations are continuing as teams work to address the consequences of the strike.
  • Officials also reported recent shelling across 27 settlements in Sumy region, and a separate drone blast in Chernihiv injured three people and ignited a gas pipeline that was later extinguished.