9 dead in bombing of Ukraine city Sumy: Rescuers

International Desk Published: 8 March 2022, 02:27 PM
9 dead in bombing of Ukraine city Sumy: Rescuers

At least nine people, including two children, have died in an air strike on the Ukrainian city of Sumy, some 350 kilometres east of Kiev, the rescue services said Tuesday.

"Enemy planes insidiously attacked apartment buildings" on Monday night, the rescue services said on Telegram after arriving on the scene at 11 pm. Sumy, near the Russian border, has been the scene of heavy fighting for days, reports AFP.