Russia drops 8 guided bombs on Sumy; a man is killed, and a drone kills a second nearby

File, Apr 2026: a Sumy high-rise after an earlier drone strike · not from Oct 17 — Photo: National Police of Ukraine · CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

Oct 17: Russia dropped 8 guided bombs on the Sumy community, 4 on the city, hitting a residential area, says regional chief Oleh Hryhorov. A 42-year-old man was killed and at least 2 were hurt. A drone later killed a man, 30, elsewhere in the community.

What: Russia drops 8 guided bombs on Sumy; a man is killed, and a drone kills a second nearby
Where: Europe
When: 2026-10-17
Source: Ukrinform
Credit: Photo: National Police of Ukraine · CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
License: CC BY 4.0
Details: File photo, not the event

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