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Russian Strike on Sumy Civil Infrastructure Exposes Urban Vulnerability Far From Ukraine’s Front Line

A late-night Russian strike with guided bombs on the city of Sumy hit multiple civilian sites, injuring at least five people and damaging homes far from the active front. The attack turns urban infrastructure into a front line and raises fresh questions about how safely Ukraine can shield its interior cities from stand-off air power.

When guided bombs started falling on Sumy in the early hours of 10 August, they did not hit trenches or armored columns. They hit the places where people live. Regional authorities in northeastern Ukraine said Russian forces carried out five strikes with guided aerial bombs against civilian infrastructure in Sumy, with impacts recorded at three locations in two districts of the city. The regional administration reported at least five people injured and damage in residential areas, adding that emergency specialists were surveying the sites and that the full scale of the destruction was still being assessed. The strike, reported shortly after 01:00 UTC, is the latest reminder that Ukraine’s interior…

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