Russian drone strike injures mourners at funeral in Ukraine

Pavel Polityuk/Reuters

23 May 2026 at 10:11:16

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KYIV- A Russian drone struck a funeral procession on Saturday on the outskirts of the Ukrainian city of Sumy in the country's northeast, seriously injuring at least one person, the local governor said.

Governor Ihor Kalchenko did not provide further details, while local media reported that the guided attack drone hit the road near a bus, injuring a total of four people.

Sumy is located 30 km (19 miles) from the Russian border and has been regularly attacked by Russian missiles and drones in recent years of the war.

-Pavel Polityuk; Editing by Tomasz Janowski/Reuters

A Russian drone struck a funeral procession on Saturday on the outskirts of the Ukrainian city of Sumy in the country's northeast, seriously injuring at least one person, the local governor said.