UAV event in Sumy area, Ukraine on Wed 18th March 2026

18th March 2026

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On Wednesday, an enemy drone hit the premises of the Territorial Center for Recruiting and Social Support in Sumy. There were no casualties inside the building, but a passerby near the site of the hit was injured.

Source : Communications Department of the Land Forces Command in a comment to "Ukrainian Pravda", Acting Mayor of Sumy Artem Kobzar on social networks

Details: The military confirmed to the UP that the city's CCC building was damaged as a result of the arrival, but no mobilization measures were carried out in it, as relocation had been carried out earlier.

There were no casualties as a result of the enemy strike. According to local authorities, a 16-year-old civilian was injured on the street near this building.

Updated: Later, the head of the Sumy City Military Administration, Serhiy Kryvosheyenko, reported that another wounded woman was taken to the hospital.

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