Ukraine live: Russian strike on apartment building in Ukraine's Sumy kills at least two

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What happened

A Russian aerial bomb struck an apartment building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sumy late Friday killing at least two people, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

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  • Reported by France 24 and published Sat, 19 Sep 2026 05:24:28 UTC.

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