Russia maintained the pace of its air strikes in Ukrainewhose president, Volodímir Zelenskiended his trip to the United States without convincing the White House to allow him to use long-range missiles against Russian territory.
“According to the latest data, seven people were killed and twelve seriously injured as a result of the enemy attack with Shakhed-type drones against the city of Sumi“, reported this Saturday the regional military administration.
The first attack, carried out by drones kamikaze Shahed, It killed at least one person and caused several floors of the building to collapse, Ukrainian Interior Minister Igor Klimenko reported on his Telegram channel.
Impacts
According to the minister, just after firefighters and police arrived to assist in rescue operations and with the evacuation of patients and staff, Russia launched another drone attack on the site, killing at least five people, including a policeman Two Shahed drones hit the hospital in the second attack and another in the residential sector of the city, the Ukrainian air force revealed.
Yesterday’s attack was not limited to just his Sumi but was a large scale attack. and Ukraine managed to shoot down 69 Shahed drones and two X-59/69 missiles, the country’s Air Force reported.
Russia, according to the same source, launched at least 73 drones from its Kursk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk and Orel regions, as well as from occupied Crimea. Besides, Russian aviation launched two X-59/69 missiles from the occupied Zaporiya region and two Iskander-M missiles from Crimea.
Almost all drones and two X-59/69 missiles were intercepted during the air battle that took place in 13 regions of Ukraine, including kyiv, while one drone returned to Russian airspace and three disappeared from radars.
No prize
Meanwhile, analysts pointed out that Zelensky failed to convince his allies to allow him to use long-range missiles against Russian territory. “For now There are no clear signs that the current administration has welcomed the Ukrainian president’s plan with great enthusiasm. and be willing to start implementing it point by point,” he wrote. Alyona Hetmanchuk, from the Nova Evropa think tank. Zelensky will meet again with his allies at the military base in Ramstein, Germany, in October.
