Russians attack civilian vehicle in Sumy Oblast, killing two and injuring another civilian

The Sumy Oblast Prosecutor’s Office reported that at about 1:30 p.m. on February 21, Russian forces attacked a civilian vehicle, killing two people and injuring one, in the Shostka “hromada,” a local government area that includes one or more nearby settlements, in Sumy Oblast.

Russian forces attacked a vehicle carrying civilians in the Shostka hromada.

A 61-year-old man and his 56-year-old wife were killed. 

Another female passenger also suffered injuries that proved to be fatal.

Under the procedural guidance of the Shostka District Prosecutor’s Office, a pretrial investigation is underway into the commission of war crimes that resulted in the death of a person under Part 2, Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

Previously, ZMINA reported that the Russian military launched 91 ballistic missiles against Ukraine in January 2026, marking the highest monthly figure since the onset of the war. 

Meanwhile, Ukrainian experts point out that countries including China, North Korea, Hungary, Slovakia, Iran, and Brazil assist Moscow in killing Ukrainians in its war against Ukraine by funding the Russian budget through trade. 

Previously, Reuters reported that China’s Russian oil imports are set to climb for a third straight month to a new record high in February as independent refiners snapped up deeply discounted cargoes after India slashed purchases, according to traders and ship-tracking data. Russian crude shipments are estimated to amount to 2.07 million barrels per day for February deliveries into China, surpassing January’s estimated rate of 1.7 million bpd, an early assessment by Vortexa Analytics shows.

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