Search operations at the site of the "Shahed" attack in Sumy continue, the number of victims and casualties is yet to be determined - CMA

Search operations at the site of the "Shahed" attack in Sumy continue, the number of victims and casualties is yet to be determined - CMA

Kyiv  •  UNN

March 13 2024, 08:56 AM • 24245 views

A Russian drone strikes a five-story residential building in Sumy, search operations continue.

In Sumy, search operations continue in a damaged five-story building after an enemy drone strike, the number of victims is yet to be determined. If necessary, housing has been prepared to relocate people from the building. This was announced on Wednesday in a video commentary by the head of the Sumy CMA Oleksiy Drozdenko, UNN reports.

A "shahed" hit a residential area, including a five-story building. It was around 1:35 a.m. (...) The number of victims who asked for help is 10 people. All were promptly provided with medical aid on the spot. No one was hospitalized. Search operations are ongoing. The number of victims is yet to be determined

- Drozdenko said.

According to him, 30 apartments have been damaged along with the destroyed ones, and the inspection of the houses around them is ongoing, so the number may increase.

"We have prepared places for possible relocation of people from the house," Drozdenko said.

According to him, it is about housing in two dormitories.  

The work is ongoing.

Recall

At night, the occupiers hit a five-story building in Sumy with a "shahed". About fifteen apartments were destroyed. Rescue units rescued 10 people, at least 8 residents were injured. Three more people may be among the missing, the Interior Ministry said