Russian Missile Attacks Kill Four, Injure 17 in Ukraine's Sumy Region

Russia's latest missile attacks have inflicted a fresh wave of casualties across Ukraine, striking residential areas and critical infrastructure. In the Sumy region, Ukrainian authorities reported that Russian forces hit civilian facilities with three guided aerial bombs on Saturday afternoon, July 11, 2026. The attack resulted in four deaths and 17 injuries.

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two guided bombs hit an area full of civilians, vehicles, and public transport.

Further casualties were reported in Odesa, where two people lost their lives. In Kyiv, a Russian strike injured 12 civilians, according to local officials. The first explosions in the capital occurred shortly after air raid sirens sounded. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko stated via Telegram that two children, aged 10 and 11, were among the injured.

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deliberate civilian murder

Oleg Grygorov, the regional military governor of Sumy, stated that "two guided bombs hit an area full of civilians, vehicles, and public transport." Videos posted by interim mayor Artem Kobzar showed destroyed cars and buses, along with explosion craters, capturing the dramatic moments residents experienced as fragments from Russian missiles fell. The death toll from the glide bomb attack on Sumy rose to five, including a child, with dozens injured.

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more than 120 drones and 12 missiles, half of which were ballistic

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sibyha condemned the attacks as "deliberate civilian murder" and appealed to allies for enhanced air defense capabilities, particularly against ballistic missiles. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that Russia launched "more than 120 drones and 12 missiles, half of which were ballistic," noting that none of the ballistic missiles were intercepted. He added that "civilian infrastructure was hit before the air raid siren even sounded."

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Civilian infrastructure was hit before the air raid siren even sounded.