"Sunday evening for the city of Sumy became hell, a tragedy that Russia brought to our land," Volodymyr Artyukh, the head of the Sumy military administration, said in a post on the administration's Telegram messaging channel.
The State Emergency Service of Ukraine said on Telegram that rescuers and all necessary services continued to work at the scene and psychologists were providing assistance to those affected.
More than 400 people were evacuated after the missile strike, which killed 10 people and injured 52. (EPA PHOTO)
More than 400 people were evacuated, the service added.
Pictures posted on the service's Telegram showed firefighters battling a blaze consuming cars and rescuers carrying people out of a building. A photo showed a multi-storey building with nearly all windows blown out and facade damaged.
Reuters was not able to independently verify the Ukrainian reports. There was no immediate comment from Moscow.
Both sides deny targeting civilians in their strikes on each other's territory. But thousands have died since early 2022 in Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the vast majority of them Ukrainians.
The State Emergency Service said rescuers and other emergency workers remain at the scene. (EPA PHOTO)
The attack on Sumy followed a morning of Russia pounding Ukraine's power grid in what Kyiv said was a "massive" attack, with 120 missiles and 90 drones that killed at least seven people.Â
Ukrainian defences shot down 144 out of a total of 210 air targets, Ukraine's air force reported later on Sunday.
"The enemy's target was our energy infrastructure throughout Ukraine. Unfortunately, there is damage to objects from hits and falling debris. In Mykolaiv, as a result of a drone attack, two people were killed and six others were injured, including two children," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.
With AP
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