Russians carry out four attacks on border villages in Sumy Oblast

DENYS KARLOVSKYI — WEDNESDAY, 8 JUNE 2022, 21:17

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In 24 hours on 8 June, the Russian invaders carried out 4 attacks on various border villages in the Sumy region using various weapons.

Source: Dmytro Zhyvytskyi, head of the Sumy Oblast Military Administration

Details: Starting at 11 am, the Russians carried out about 10 mortar attacks on the Esman community. That afternoon they fired on the Khotyn and Yunakivsk communities with heavy machine guns and mortars.

In the Shostka district, the invaders fired at and destroyed premises belonging to the State Border Service where illegal migrants used to be temporarily housed before the war.

At about 3 pm, the Russians carried out 6 mortar attacks on the Seredyno-Budsk community, destroying an outbuilding. Witnesses also heard bursts of machine-gun fire.

After 4 pm, Russian planes attacked the Krasnopilsk community, injuring one person and destroying a car.