As a result of the morning attack by Russian troops on the Sumy community on May 21, hits were recorded at five addresses in the Kovalivka district of Sumy. This was reported by the head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration, Oleg Grygorov. Residential buildings and industrial infrastructure facilities were damaged as a result of the strikes.
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Condition of the victims and nature of injuries
According to Grygorov, six residents of the city sought medical assistance. Three of them were hospitalized, including a 13-year-old boy who was diagnosed with acute stress reaction. Medical staff are conducting the necessary examinations. A 70-year-old man is also in moderate condition.
“Six residents of the city sought medical assistance. Three people were hospitalized, including a 13-year-old boy. The child has an acute stress reaction, and medical staff are conducting the necessary examinations. A 70-year-old man is also in moderate condition,” Grygorov reported.
In addition, the Sumy City Military Administration clarified that among the seriously injured are two men aged 70 and 71, while another 30-year-old man was hospitalized in moderate condition. An 81-year-old woman was injured. Medical assistance was provided at the scene to a man (whose identity is being clarified) and a 71-year-old woman. Other circumstances are being clarified.
Systematic shelling and legal qualification
Russian troops regularly strike Ukrainian cities and civilian infrastructure using various types of weapons, including strike drones, missiles, aerial bombs, and multiple launch rocket systems. Ukrainian authorities and international organizations consider these attacks as war crimes committed by Russia and emphasize their targeted nature.
Shelling of life support systems and healthcare facilities aimed at depriving the population of electricity, heat, water, communication, and access to medical care has the characteristics of genocide. Human rights defenders and genocide researchers emphasize that during the full-scale invasion, Russia is committing all types of crimes that can be classified as genocide. Actions that fall under this definition include public calls for the destruction of Ukrainians, targeted shelling of civilian infrastructure, deportation of children, and persecution of bearers of Ukrainian culture.
The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, adopted by the UN in 1948, obliges participating countries to prevent acts of genocide and punish them in wartime and peacetime. Genocide is defined as actions aimed at the complete or partial destruction of a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group.
Despite numerous evidences, the leadership of Russia denies the facts of targeted strikes on civilian objects, hospitals, schools, and Ukraine’s energy and water infrastructure.