Archive · 8 Dec 2025
Russian drone strike injures seven in Ukraine's Sumy
On December 8, 2023, Russian drones attacked an apartment building in the city of Okhtyrka in Ukraine's Sumy region.
Seven people were hurt, and the building was badly damaged.
Some people hid in the basement when the alarms went off, and rescue teams helped others escape from the higher floors.
The Sumy region has been under attack almost every day since Russia started the war in February 2022.
Both Russia and Ukraine say they don't target regular people, but many have been killed in the fighting.
Russia hasn't said anything about this attack yet.
Russian drones struck an apartment block in Okhtyrka, Sumy region, injuring at least seven people.
The multi-storey building sustained extensive damage, with residents taking shelter in the basement and emergency crews rescuing others.
Governor Oleh Hryhorov reported the incident, stating that two injured individuals were admitted to the hospital while others received treatment and were discharged.
The Sumy region has faced near-daily shelling and drone attacks since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Both sides deny targeting civilians, but thousands have died in the conflict, with the majority being Ukrainian.
- Who
- Russian forces and Ukrainian civilians
- What
- Drone strike on an apartment block
- When
- December 8, 2023
- Where
- Okhtyrka, Sumy region, Ukraine
- Why
- Part of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine
- Location
- Okhtyrka, Sumy region, Ukraine
- Date
- December 8, 2023
- Casualties
- 7 injured
- Building Type
- Apartment block
- Damage
- Extensive damage to multi-storey building
- Rescue Efforts
- Emergency crews rescued residents from upper floors
- Conflict Duration
- Nearly four years (since February 2022)