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World30 September 2025Archive brief

Overnight Russian drone strike kills four people, all members of the same family, in Chernechchyna, Okhtyrka Raion, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine

An overnight Russian drone strike kills four people, all members of the same family, in Chernechchyna, Okhtyrka Raion, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine.

By Belfast Herald Staff Reporter2 min read

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An overnight Russian drone strike kills four people, all members of the same family, in Chernechchyna, Okhtyrka Raion, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine.

The development was among the significant world stories being followed from World. Contemporary coverage attributed the principal details to BBC News on 30 September 2025.

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