Russian drone attack on Sumy high-rise leaves four dead, nine injured
Russian attack on Sumy overnight on January 29 (Photo: SES)

A Russian drone struck a multi-story apartment building in Sumy overnight, killing four people and injuring nine others, including a child, the regional military administration and State Emergency Service reported.

The attack, carried out by a Shahed drone, destroyed nine apartments and 12 balconies. 

Initial reports of one fatality were later updated as rescue workers recovered the bodies of two more victims, a man and a woman, from the rubble.

By 8:20 AM, the death toll had risen to four, with nine people injured, including a seven-year-old child and an 18-year-old in critical condition.

Emergency services rescued four people, including one child, and evacuated 118 residents. A mobile points of invincibility was set up at the scene, with psychologists, medics, and two canine units assisting in the operation.

Russian drone attack on Sumy high-rise leaves four dead, nine injured
Russian drone attack on Sumy high-rise leaves four dead, nine injured
Russian drone attack on Sumy high-rise leaves four dead, nine injured

The previous night, Russia launched 57 attack drones and one Iskander-M missile, targeting five Ukrainian regions. 

In Kyiv, drone debris fell near a metro station in the Darnytskyi district and later in the Desnianskyi district.