Death toll from Russian strike on railway infrastructure in Sumy Oblast rises to two
The death toll of a Russian strike on a railway infrastructure in Shostka “hromada,” a local government area that includes one or more nearby settlements, Sumy Oblast, on 12 June increased to two. A 33-year-old woman who was critically injured in that attack has died in the hospital, according to Oleh Hryhorov, head of the Sumy Oblast Military Administration.
“A woman who was critically injured during last night’s Russian attack on railway infrastructure in the Shostka hromada has died in hospital,” the statement reads.
Hryhorov said doctors had battled for almost 24 hours to save her life, but had been unable to do so. Her injuries had been extremely severe.
Previously, Hryhorov reported that Russians struck a civilian infrastructure facility with drones. They killed a 44-year-old woman.
Natalia Kashara and her daughter Anastasiya KasharaZMINA correspondent reports that the woman is an internally displaced person who came from the city of Khutir-Mykhailivskyi at the Russian-Ukrainian border. The woman is survived by her husband and two children.
The victim’s daughter, Anastasia Kashara, reported the news.
Later, Oleksandr Pertsovskyi, Chairman of the Board of Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways), the state-run railway operator, reported that Russian forces had occupied stations, railway terminals, electrical signalling posts, and substations, and were using Shahed drones in the Sumy Oblast.
“The monitoring group had warned of an increased threat level. It is crucial to act immediately in such situations […],” he stated.
Ukrainian experts point out that countries, including China, the United States of America, North Korea, Hungary, Slovakia, Iran, and Brazil, assist Moscow in killing Ukrainians in its war against Ukraine by funding the Russian budget through trade.
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