Russian overnight strikes claim two lives in Sumy

In the Sumy region, a private home became the target of a drone strike, an attack that local military head Oleh Hryhorov confirmed resulted in two fatalities and one injury. Simultaneously, a missile slammed into the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, wounding seven people. Oleksandr Vilkul, head of the city’s defense council, reported that the strike hit a densely built neighborhood. These incidents follow a particularly violent week for the country, as Kyiv prepares for a day of mourning this Friday after enduring its deadliest Russian strike of the year.