Russian forces attack three regions overnight, wounding three in Sumy region and killing people in Dnipropetrovsk region
As the outlet reported, Russian occupying forces hit Sumy with eight guided aerial bombs in the evening. Five locations came under fire:
The city military administration said the first four guided aerial bombs struck the city at around 8:30 p.m. Russian forces launched four more aerial bombs about an hour later. Three people were wounded in the attack.
One of the munitions hit a private house. The strike completely destroyed the home, trapping people under the rubble. Rescuers managed to save them.
The blast wave and debris damaged about 15 nearby houses. Civilian infrastructure facilities, outbuildings, and cars were also damaged.
During the repeated attack, guided aerial bombs hit two locations:
"The strikes set cars and outbuildings on fire. Firefighters are localizing the fires," the city military administration said.
A fire also broke out at another location in Sumy, which was hit by a Russian guided aerial bomb in the evening, and trucks were damaged.
Russian troops also attacked the Nikopol and Synelnykove districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region more than 10 times overnight into August 28. The occupiers used drones, artillery, and an aerial bomb in the strikes.
In the Nikopol district, Russian strikes hit Nikopol and the Pokrovske, Marhanets, and Chervonohryhorivka communities. The shelling damaged a business and a supermarket.
Russian troops also struck the Vasylkivka community in the Synelnykove district. Two people were killed there. Private houses and a car were also damaged.
Another Russian attack took place in Zmiiv, Kharkiv region, on the evening of August 27. At around 8:25 p.m., a Russian drone hit a residential building. According to preliminary data, the occupiers used a Geran-3 drone for the strike.
The strike killed a 38-year-old woman. Her 10-year-old daughter and a 61-year-old woman suffered an acute stress reaction.
Law enforcement officers opened a pre-trial investigation into the Russian strike. The case concerns a war crime that led to a person's death.
In addition, according to Ukraine's State Emergency Service, Russian forces attacked the Zhytomyr region.
"Four trucks and three semi-trailers caught fire. Rescuers quickly extinguished the blaze," the service said in a post.
According to preliminary information, no one was killed or injured.
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