Russian glide‑bomb strike kills civilians, including child, in Sumy, Ukraine

On 11 July 2026 Russian forces dropped three guided glide bombs on the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy. The attacks hit a bus stop and residential streets, killing at least four civilians, among them a 13‑year‑old girl, and injuring dozens more – reports list between 17 and 30 injured. Local officials, including Mayor Artem Kobsar and military administrator Oleh Hryhorow, posted video showing a large crater in the asphalt and a destroyed minibuss. Witness footage from a nearby café captured residents dropping to the ground as the bombs struck. The strike is part of a broader escalation in which Russia has used dozens of drones, missiles and glide bombs across Ukraine, targeting civilian infrastructure in cities such as Kharkiv, Odessa and Kyiv.