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Russia Kills Two in Sumy High-Rise Bombing

By Drooid · Sep 19, 2026, 2:58 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Russia struck a Sumy residential high-rise with a guided aerial bomb, killing two on September 18.
The blast injured at least eight, among them a 13-year-old girl, with three victims in serious condition.
Emergency crews rescued four victims, one child, and continue searching for additional survivors.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the strike inhuman and urged U.S. partners to pass Lindsey Graham’s sanction bill approved September 16.

History

Historical Context

The 1999 NATO air campaign against Yugoslavia, launched on 24 March 1999 and lasting 78 days, dropped more than 2,000 bombs and killed roughly 500 civilians. That precedent of large-scale aerial intervention without UN approval informs today’s scrutiny of Russia’s 18 September 2024 guided-bomb strike on a Sumy high-rise, which killed two civilians and revived debates over civilian protection in modern warfare.

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Story summary

Russia struck a Sumy residential high-rise with a guided aerial bomb, killing two on September 18.
The blast injured at least eight, among them a 13-year-old girl, with three victims in serious condition.
Emergency crews rescued four victims, one child, and continue searching for additional survivors.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the strike inhuman and urged U.S. partners to pass Lindsey Graham’s sanction bill approved September 16.

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