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Two people were killed in Sumy Oblast by a Russian drone attack, the Sumy Oblast Prosecutor's Office reported on June 7.
According to prosecutors, the Yunakivska community was targeted at around 3:15 a.m. after Russia launched a Shahed kamikaze drone.
A residential building inhabited by two families was destroyed after a fire broke out.
A 41-year-old man was killed in one of the dwellings, while in the other, a 60-year-old woman was killed and her husband was hospitalized.
Russia has repeatedly used Shahed kamikaze drones made and supplied by Iran to target Ukraine's civilian population.
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