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title: "Massive fire in Sumy: Russians attacked the city, children injured"
description: "Sumy has suffered a new attack: children were injured and a massive fire broke out at a shopping center as a result of the strikes. 🔥🚨 It has been officially confirmed that an 8-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl were injured, while media reports indicate a fire at the \"Epicentr\" chain."
date: 2026-07-20T20:40:00.000Z
lang: en
url: https://xab.info/en/posts/massive-fire-in-sumy-russians-attacked-the-city-children-injured
tags: [sumy, oleg-hryhorov, epitsentr, ukraine-russia-war, civilian-casualties]
publisher: "XAB.info"
---

# Massive fire in Sumy: Russians attacked the city, children injured

![Firefighter in protective gear with DSNС insignia stands before a burning building in Sumy during Russian attack](https://xab.info/media/2026/07/20/masshtabnyy-pozhar-v-sumah-rossiyane-atakovali-gorod-posterazhali-deti/masshtabnyy-pozhar-v-sumah-rossiyane-atakovali-gorod-posterazhali-deti-1.webp)

On the evening of July 20, Sumy was subjected to a series of attacks by Russian forces. According to local authorities, the strikes hit residential areas and commercial facilities, resulting in casualties and large-scale fires.

### Children injured

Oleg Hryhorov, head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration, reported that one of the strikes was carried out by a drone near a multi-story building. As a result of the incident, six people were injured, including four children.

Two injured people are currently in hospitals: an 8-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl. Preliminary data suggests their injuries are not life-threatening. Medical assistance was provided on-site to the other victims without the need for hospitalization.

### Fire at a shopping center

The attack was not limited to a single strike. Two more hits followed in the same area of the city. One of them triggered a massive fire at a shopping center. Information on possible casualties resulting from the fire is currently being verified.

Local media, relying on visual data and eyewitness accounts, speculate that the fire engulfed a hypermarket of the "Epicentr" chain. However, official confirmation of this information from authorities or retail representatives has not yet been received.

The situation in the city remains tense. Rescue services continue to work at the scene of the incidents, containing fires and assisting the injured.