Russian glide bomb kills at least four in north Ukraine

A massive Russian glide bomb strike devastated the center of Sumy in northern Ukraine on Saturday, killing at least four people, including a child, and injuring 27 others. Regional Governor Oleh Hryhorov reported that the strike hit a high-rise apartment building, a shop, and a street, with many people caught in the attack.

Among the casualties were a five-year-old child and her mother. A 13-year-old was among those being treated in hospitals in serious condition. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shared images of the aftermath, showing medics tending to the injured and a building reduced to rubble. He urged Ukraine's allies to increase pressure on Russia to halt the "terror."

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At the epicentre of the strike - a high-rise apartment building, a shop and a street. There were a great many people. Children.

The attack occurred in the Sumy region, which borders Russia and has been subjected to near-constant Russian assaults. Moscow has recently sought to expand a buffer zone in the area. Earlier on Saturday, another person died from glide bombs near Sumy. In southeastern Ukraine, near the front lines, Russian forces launched over 50 strikes involving drones, artillery, and bombs, killing three people in Dnipropetrovsk region and injuring twelve. Two more people were killed and 21 injured in the city of Zaporizhzhia, a frequent target of recent deadly attacks.

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so that the terror can be stopped