At least 40 people were killed in a drone strike in Sudan. children were also among them. The attack took place on Friday in the Abu Shandi region of Blue Nile province, near the border with Ethiopia. This is reported by the Emergency Lawyers organization, which monitors the armed conflict in the country, referring to the Associated Press. According to human rights activists, the Rapid Reaction Force, a paramilitary group that has been fighting against the Sudanese army since 2023, was responsible for the attack. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs announced that it was shocked by what happened. According to ACLED monitoring organization, the armed conflict in Sudan has claimed at least 150 thousand lives. At the same time, humanitarian organizations believe that the real number of victims is probably significantly higher.