A 17-year-old boy has died in hospital from injuries sustained during the Russian rocket artillery strike on the city of Sumy on 3 June, raising the total death toll to six. “Doctors fought for his life for nearly a week,” local authorities reported on 10 June.

On 3 June, Russian forces shelled central Sumy city in northeastern Ukraine, reportedly using the Tornado-S multiple launch rocket systems. According to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the strike was a deliberate attack on civilian areas.

“Russians savagely hit Sumy. Just the city, ordinary streets – with rocket artillery. A completely deliberate strike on civilians. A rescue operation is underway now,” Zelenskyy said back then.

The President also highlighted that at least one rocket did not detonate. The unexploded munition penetrated the wall of a ninth-floor apartment.

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Casualties and aftermath

On the evening of 3 June, officials reported four people killed and 28 injured in the attack. Among the wounded were three children.

On 4 June, the death toll rose to five after an 86-year-old woman died in hospital from injuries sustained during the shelling.

Now, the latest victim, the 17-year-old boy, passed away nearly a week later despite intensive efforts by medical personnel.