L002-UCRANIA ATAQUE SUMY

STORY: At least seven people were injured when Russian drones struck an apartment block in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Okhtyrka in the Sumy region, Governor Oleh Hryhorov said on Monday (December 8).

Video released on Monday by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the Sumy region showed firefighters working to put out fires at a damaged building and evacuating residents and a cat, as thick smoke rose into the air. Debris was also seen lying on the ground outside the building.

Reuters was able to confirm the location of the video from the characteristics of the building, facade, and windows seen in the video, which matched file and satellite imagery of the area. Reuters was not able to independently verify the date when the video was filmed.

The Sumy region, which borders Russia, has faced near-daily shelling and drone attacks since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, a war now nearing its fourth year.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

SHOWS: OKHTYRKA, SUMY REGION, UKRAINE (RELEASED DECEMBER 8, 2025) (STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE OF UKRAINE IN SUMY REGION - Must on-screen courtesy “State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Sumy region”) (NIGHT SHOTS)

1. THICK SMOKE RISING FROM BUILDING ON FIRE

2. EMERGENCY SERVICE PERSONNEL SAWING THROUGH DOOR

3. PEOPLE MOVING AWAY FROM BUILDING ON FIRE

4. EMERGENCY SERVICE PERSONNEL CARRYING PERSON AND WALKING IN THE DIRECTION OF FIRE TRUCK

5. FIREFIGHTER HOSING DOWN FIRE ON BURNT OUT VEHICLE

6. RESIDENTS EVACUATING BUILDING

7. FIREFIGHTERS WORKING FROM OUTSIDE BUILDING TO PUT OUT FIRE

8. EMERGENCY SERVICE PERSONNEL STANDING AT BUILDING, RESIDENT EXITING

9. FIREFIGHTERS HOSING DOWN FIRE AS SMOKE RISES FROM BURNING BUILDING

10. VARIOUS OF EMERGENCY SERVICE PERSONNEL WALKING WITH CAT IN ONE HAND

11. SMOKE RISING FROM DAMAGED BUILDING

12. VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTERS WORKING ALONG STAIRWELL