Russia strikes crowded shopping mall in Sumy, many casualties (VIDEO)

On the evening of September 9, a Russian drone attacked the 'Manufaktura' shopping mall in Sumy, which was crowded with visitors. According to the head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration, Oleh Hryhorov, at least three people were killed. Acting Mayor Artem Kobzar reported 14 injured, including children. The strike hit the entrance to a supermarket, sparking a fire.

On the evening of September 9, a Russian drone struck the 'Manufaktura' shopping center in Sumy at a time when a large number of visitors were on the premises. According to the head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration, Oleh Hryhorov, at least three people were killed. Acting Mayor of Sumy, Artem Kobzar, reported 14 injured, including children. Hryhorov called the strike deliberate. The drone hit the area near the supermarket entrance, after which a fire broke out and cars caught fire. This attack occurred a few days after a strike on another commercial facility in Sumy on the night of September 6, when an FPV drone damaged the roof but caused no casualties. At the end of August, a strike on a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih killed at least 15 people. In recent weeks, Russian strikes have regularly hit civilian infrastructure: on September 8, a massive attack on Kyiv damaged residential buildings, a school, and a clinic; on the same day, drones attacked passenger trains. On September 9, drones struck the Starokozache border checkpoint, killing two civilians. The publication notes that Russia has intensified attacks on Ukraine's commercial and logistics infrastructure. Ukrainian authorities classify the strikes as deliberate terror against the civilian population.