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UAV event in Stets'kivka area, Ukraine on Wed 6th May 2026

6th May 2026

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On the morning of May 6, Russian invaders attacked a civilian car in the Sumy region with a drone, killing a female passenger in the vehicle.

Source : Head of Sumy OVA Oleg Hrygorov, State Emergency Service of Sumy Region

Direct speech : "This morning, Russian troops targeted a civilian vehicle on the territory of the Stetskivskyi starostat of the Sumy community."

Details : According to him, a passenger was killed as a result of a strike by an enemy drone.

The driver was injured and hospitalized, and doctors are providing him with the necessary assistance.

What happened before : On May 5, the Russians massively attacked Sumy. As a result of the strikes on the residential sector and civilian infrastructure, fires broke out. Rescuers from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine worked simultaneously at three different addresses.

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