A Russian drone struck one of the main children’s hospitals in Sumy, northeast Ukraine, in the early hours of Tuesday, March 4, causing significant damage and igniting a fire, officials said.Footage from the Sumy branch of the State Emergency Service (SES) shows firefighters responding at
Children’s Polyclinic No. 1 on the north side of the city.No one was injured in the strike, the SES
said.The Iranian-manufactured drone that struck the hospital was loaded with shrapnel like a cluster bomb, according to public broadcaster
Suspilne. Shrapnel-loaded drones were
first reported after drones attacked the city in November.Despite the damage, the hospital was operational on Tuesday morning. “Doctors are conducting appointments. People are booked, children are sick - we need to help,” a nurse told Suspilne.Russian forces also shelled
border communities in the Sumy region that morning and launched more attack drones, at least five of which were shot down by the air force, according to the
Sumy regional government. Credit: SES of Ukraine via Storyful