russian strike kills three civilains sumy including 14-year-old girl ukraine downs 42/60 shaheds aftermath russia's shahed drone residential area 22 october 2024

Russian strike kills three civilains in Sumy, including 14-year-old girl, as Ukraine downs 42/60 Shaheds

October 22, 2024

By Ukraine

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Russian forces conducted a large-scale drone attack against Ukraine overnight on 22 October, resulting in civilian casualties in Sumy and triggering air defense responses across multiple regions.

Russia continues its deliberate daily air attacks on residential areas in attempts to terrorize civilians and damage civilian infrastructure. The Russian forces launch dozens of Shahed long-range “kamikaze” drones – usually Iranian-designed Shahed 131 or 136 – every night, often also launching several missiles during the attack.

Russia killed three family members in Sumy

According to Suspilne, Ukraine’s public broadcaster, a Russian drones strike on a residential area in Sumy killed three civilians. The victims included a 14-year-old girl, Anna Kushnariova, her 50-year-old mother, and her 62-year-old aunt.

Aftermath of Russia’s Shahed drone strike on a residential area in Sumy on 22 October 2024. Photo: Suspilne Sumy

The regional prosecutor’s office reports that the girl’s 50-year-old father survived the attack as he was in the yard at the time, but was injured.

The girl’s school, Sumy School No. 27, posted a tribute saying,

“A Shahed made a direct hit on the house. She was a kind, friendly, sensitive, cheerful girl, a diligent student.”

Screenshot of now unavailable Facebook post by Sumy School 27, paying tribute to Anna Kushnariova, 14, who was killed in Russia’s drone strike on 22 October 2024.

Earlier on 21 October, Russian forces had already attacked Sumy with Shahed drones, damaging dozens of residential buildings across various districts and a kindergarten building.

Nighttime drone attack

The Russian strike on Sumy city was part of a larger drone assault against Ukraine. Ukraine’s Air Force reported that Russian forces launched 60 drones, including Shahed-type UAVs and drones of unidentified types, between 20:00 on 21 October and the early hours of 22 October. The drones were launched from Kursk, Yeysk, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia.

Ukrainian air defenses, including aviation, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups of the Air Force and Defense Forces, intercepted 42 drones across eight oblasts: Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Cherkasy, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, Kherson, and Kharkiv. The majority of the drones were shot down over Sumy Oblast.

The Air Force additionally reported that 10 Russian drones were “locationally lost” – meaning crashed, one drone flew into Belarus, and three returned to Russia. One enemy drone remained in Ukrainian airspace as the time of the report (8:58).

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