The Russians continue to bomb residential areas and kill civilians. That night, they attacked Sumy and Ochtyrka. They killed at least 14 people, including children, local authorities reported.
The head of the Regional State Administration of Sumy, Dmytro Zhyvitsky, reported that Russian planes had dropped bombs on residential areas of the city over the night.
The head of the #Sumy Regional State Administration, Dmytro Zhyvitsky, reports that #Russian planes dropped bombs on residential areas of the city.
There are dead and wounded, including children. pic.twitter.com/9YaKRvACsH
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) March 8, 2022
Rescuers in #Sumy eliminated the aftermath of a nighttime air strike on the city.
The bodies of civilians were pulled out from under the rubble of houses – 9 people were killed, including two children. pic.twitter.com/zKeOJZoB9O
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) March 8, 2022
He added that the Russian Air Force also attacked residential areas in the suburbs of Suma, destroying or severely damaging several houses. Ten people, including children, died under the rubble of one of them.
This is what residential buildings in #Sumy look like after a night of air strikes. pic.twitter.com/z2j9Gl6A02
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) March 8, 2022
Po godzinie 23:00, rosyjskie samoloty wroga zrzuciły na Sumy bomby lotnicze – powiedział szef obwodowej administracji państwowej Żiwicki.
▪️Są martwi i ranni, ratownicy pracują na ziemi.
▪️Wśród ofiar są dzieci. pic.twitter.com/mnrpnmxMlY— ᴍᴀyᴋᴇʟᴀᴍɪꜱᴢᴜɴɢ© (@O_Majkella) March 8, 2022
Residential areas were also attacked in Okhtyrka. The city’s infrastructure, including a combined heat and power plant, came under fire.
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) March 8, 2022
The result of russian airstrikes in #Okhtyrka, #Sumy region last night. #Putin continues destroying civil infrastructure in #Ukraine️.#WARINUKRAINE #war #UkraineRussiaWar #UkraineUnderAttack #PutinIsaWarCriminal pic.twitter.com/lqUqN2RPaW
— Andrii K. (@andkomx) March 8, 2022
airstrike of #RussianAirForce in #Okhtyrka, #Sumy Oblst an hour ago ? #UkraineUnderAttaсk #UkraineRussianWar pic.twitter.com/UwKwj9zCo8
— Rajnish Singh (@singhrajnish911) March 8, 2022