Twelve people, including two children, have been injured in a large-scale Russian drone strike on the city of Okhtyrka in Sumy Oblast on the night of 19-20 August.

Source: National Police of Ukraine 

Quote : "The enemy conducted a large-scale drone strike on the city of Okhtyrka last night… Twelve people have been injured in the attack, including two children. A high-rise building, 13 houses, an outbuilding and a garage were damaged."

House on fire

Photo: National Police of Ukraine

Details: Police investigative teams and bomb disposal experts were working at the scenes.  

Fire at the scene

Photo: National Police of Ukraine

Building on fire

Photo: National Police of Ukraine

"Criminal proceedings have been launched under Article 438 (war crimes) in all cases," the police said.

The scene of the attack

Photo: National Police of Ukraine

Police investigator recording damage caused by the Russian attack

Photo: National Police of Ukraine

Background: On the night of 19-20 August, Russian forces attacked a residential area in Sumy Oblast with drones, causing fires in the Okhtyrka hromada and injuring people. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]

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