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Russian Drone Kills One, Wounds Nine at Funeral Near Ukraine’s Sumy, Official Says

KYIV, May ⁠23 (Reuters) – ⁠A Russian ⁠drone struck a funeral ​procession on Saturday ‌on the outskirts ‌of ⁠the ⁠northeast Ukrainian city of Sumy, killing one ​person and injuring nine, a senior ​local official said.

Oleh Hryhorov, ⁠head of ⁠the regional ⁠military administration, ​did not provide further ​details. ⁠Local media reported that a guided attack drone ⁠had hit the road near a bus.

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

(Reporting by Pavel Polityuk; Editing by Tomasz Janowski and Kevin Liffey)

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