Six Wounded in Sumy Missile Strike Amid Massive Russian Air Assault

Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 249 drones overnight as Russian forces targeted Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson, leaving at least three dead and dozens injured in separate attacks. Make us preferred on Google Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied A State Emergency Service rescuer extinguishes a fire after the Russian attack on Kharkiv, May 2. (Photo by of the State Emergency Service/Telegram) Content Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied Flip Make us preferred on Google Russian forces conducted a large-scale air assault across Ukraine the night of Saturday-Sunday, utilizing ballistic missiles and 268 drones of various types. According to the Ukrainian Air Force , 249 enemy UAVs, including Shaheds and newer models like the Gerbera and Italmas, were shot down or suppressed across the country. Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official . Despite the high interception rate, a ballistic Iskander-M missile and 19 drones struck 15 locations. In the Sumy region, a missile strike on civilian infrastructure in the Krolevelets community wounded six people. Sumy regional governor Oleh Hryhorov reported that three of the victims were hospitalized, with two in serious condition. Additionally, a drone strike on a civilian vehicle in the Putyvl community reportedly injured a child. The Zaporizhzhia district also faced a deadly aerial attack on Saturday night to Sunday morning, which killed one man and injured two others, including a child. The State Emergency Service (SES) reported that five private homes were damaged, and rescuers were deployed to extinguish fires covering 120 square meters. The violence continued in Kherson on the morning of May 3, where a Russian drone struck a civilian car in the Dniprovskyi district. Regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin confirmed that one man was killed on the spot, while a 63-year-old woman and three men, aged 48, 61, and 55, sustained concussions and blast injuries. Other Topics of Interest Six Wounded as Russian Drones Massively Target Kharkiv Gas Stations A major drone assault on Kharkiv’s residential areas and fuel infrastructure left six people injured and ignited multiple fires as Russia continues its systematic campaign against civilian targets. These strikes follow a day of relentless attacks on Kharkiv , where Russian drones targeted four gas stations and residential quarters, wounding six people. Saturday’s violence also extended to Kherson , where repeated drone strikes on public minibuses caused multiple casualties. While air defense units intercepted 142 drones in a previous overnight barrage , the continued use of ballistic weaponry and saturation drone tactics underscores the intensifying threat to Ukrainian civilian and energy infrastructure.