Russian drone strikes apartment block in Ukraine, killing nine, Zelenskiy says

Rescuers evacuate the body of a person killed in a Russian drone strike from an apartment building damaged during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the Sumy, Ukraine January 30, 2025. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Sumy region/Handout via REUTERS

(Reuters) -A Russian drone struck a multi-storey apartment building in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy early on Thursday, killing nine people and injuring 13, including a child, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.

"Hour by hour we get updates on the situation in Sumy. Work at the site of the impact of a Russian 'Shahed' (drone) are proceeding," Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address.