Russian FPV Drone Deliberately Strikes Funeral Procession in Sumy Killing One and Injuring Nine

A Russian FPV drone struck a funeral procession heading to a city cemetery on the outskirts of Sumy on the morning of May 23, killing one man who died during surgery and injuring others 123. Injury counts diverge: Ukrinform reported nine people injured, two critically 3, while the Kyiv Independent put the toll at fourteen 1. Sumy Regional Military Administration head Oleh Hryhorov called it a "cynical attack" on Telegram 24; Serhii Kryvosheyko, identified by Ukrinform as administration head, stated the drone was likely targeting fiber-optic cables when it struck the roadway near a bus in the procession 4. The attack occurred while Day of Heroes commemorations were underway across the city, according to the Kyiv Independent 1.