Glide-bomb (KAB) strikes on Sumy
Place: SumyRegion: Sumy regionautomatic summary
Where the versions diverge
Ukrainian and independent outlets describe glide-bomb strikes on the city with dead and wounded (26 September: 2 dead, 23 wounded; 29 September: 2 dead, a school hit). The Russian items in the set are limited to short reports of "explosions" citing a Ukrainian TV channel, with no causes or consequences. Wording about the school differs: Ukrainska Pravda says a bomb hit the school while children were in a shelter; Kyiv Independent says three children were wounded in the school's shelter.
What Russia reports
automatic summary RIA Novosti publishes short reports "explosions rang out in Sumy" citing the Ukrainian TV channel Suspilne, and a report of a power cut in the city; causes and consequences are not given. No reports of dead or wounded in Sumy were found in the collected Russian material.
“Взрыв прогремел в субботу в Сумах на северо-востоке Украины на фоне воздушной тревоги, сообщает украинский телеканал "Общественное".”
“Информация о причинах аварий не уточняется.”
- В Сумах прогремел взрыв — RIA Novosti, 26 September, 17:52
- Сумы и Житомир частично обесточены — RIA Novosti, 30 September, 15:28
- В Сумах прогремел взрыв — RIA Novosti, 28 September, 20:56
- В Сумах на фоне воздушной тревоги прогремели взрывы — RIA Novosti, 29 September, 14:44
- В Сумах на фоне воздушной тревоги прогремели взрывы — RIA Novosti, 30 September, 12:39
What Ukraine reports
automatic summary Ukrainska Pravda: on 26 September glide bombs wounded 23 people in Sumy (4 children) and killed two; on 29 September four glide bombs — two dead in the private housing sector and a strike on a school where pupils were in a shelter; on 30 September, new strikes on residential buildings, according to Suspilne.
“Кількість постраждалих внаслідок ударів КАБами по Сумах зросла до 23, з них четверо дітей.”
“Російські окупанти завдали удару КАБами по Сумах – одна бомба поцілила по школі під час навчання, але діти в цей час були в укритті; у приватному секторі загинули 2 людини.”
- Удари по Сумах: кількість постраждалих зросла до 23, загинуло двоє людей — Ukrainska Pravda, 26 September, 18:21
- Росіяни вдень вдарили КАБами по школі і приватному сектору Сум: 2 загиблих — Ukrainska Pravda, 29 September, 16:28
- Армія РФ ударила по житлових будинках у Сумах. Є поранені — Suspilne, 30 September, 15:30
What independent sources report
automatic summary Kyiv Independent confirms local authorities' data on glide-bomb strikes on 26 and 29 September and quotes Zelensky's reaction.
“Russian forces struck the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy with glide bombs on Sept. 26, killing two people and injuring 23 others, including four children, local authorities said.”
“Russian forces struck the northeastern city of Sumy on Sept. 29 with four glide bombs, killing two civilians and injuring three children sheltering in a school, regional authorities said.”
- Russian strikes on Sumy kill 2, injure 23, including 4 children — Kyiv Independent, 26 September, 20:46
- 3 children injured as Russia strikes Sumy school with glide bombs — Kyiv Independent, 29 September, 19:14
Confirmation
Confirmation: both sides report it, no independent sources
Both Russian and Ukrainian sources describe the event, but there are no international independent sources in the selection.
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