“What can I say, Okhtyrka herself is partially gone! Russian aircraft today destroyed the city's food base, building materials warehouse, and parking lot. The housing sector is under fire," wrote Dmytro Zhyvytskyy, head of the Sumy regional state administration.
There is currently no heating in Okhtyrka, and some houses have no water or electricity. Information on the number of victims is being clarified.
In addition, near the village of Pustoviytivka in the Sumy region, the Russian military shot dead a car with civilians. A taxi driver and a woman whose 17-year-old son survived died.
They also fired on the village of Velyka Pisarivka, where houses and electric networks were damaged, there was no light.