BBC - Children reported dead in assault on Sumy suburb

Children are among the victims from aerial attacks on the city of Sumy and its surrounding suburbs late on Monday, reports BBC, citing local Ukrainian military official.

According to BBC, Dmytro Zhyvytsky, leading the Sumy Regional Military Administration, said in a video posted on Facebook that Russian forces carried out areal strikes after 23:00 local time.

"Unfortunately, children are among those killed," Zhyvytsky said, explaining that more than 10 people were killed.

"The kids are being killed," Zhyvytsky wrote in a Facebook post, sharing video of the reported attack.

"We will never forgive this!" he added.