On 24 October, Russian forces carried out a drone strike on a farm in the Konotop district of the Sumy region. A 31-year-old female employee of the farm was killed in the attack, and four other people were injured. Two of the injured were hospitalised. Cattle were also killed and injured.
Strike on a farm in the Konotop district: what is known
According to the Sumy Regional State Administration, a Russian drone attacked a civilian agricultural enterprise specialising in cattle breeding.
At the moment of the impact, the 31-year-old farm worker was right at the centre of the explosion. She died as a result of her injuries. According to Oleg Grigorov, she was due to turn 32 in a few days’ time.
The head of the Regional State Administration expressed his condolences to the family and loved ones of the deceased.
Four people have been injured; two are in hospital
Four more people were injured as a result of the Russian attack. Two of them were taken to hospital. According to doctors’ preliminary assessments, those hospitalised sustained minor injuries.
The regional military administration did not provide any further details regarding the ages and conditions of the other victims.
The relevant services are working at the scene of the incident. The exact extent of the damage to the service premises and equipment is being assessed.
The attack resulted in the loss of livestock
The Russian attack also resulted in the death and injury of animals on the farm.
The photographs released by the Sumy Regional State Administration show the damaged cowshed, the collapsed structures and the affected livestock.
The number of animals killed has not yet been disclosed. Nor is there a final estimate of the losses incurred by the agricultural enterprise.
This is not the first time Russian forces have struck livestock farms in the Sumy region. On 12 June A drone attacked a farm in the Sadivska community In the Sumy district. Five workers were injured and some of the livestock were killed.
Following a further attack on 24 October, the regional authorities are continuing to assess the damage caused by the strike on the industrial site in the Konotop district.
