Bombardment of Sumy Oblast: two injured and infrastructure damaged
KATERYNA TYSHENKO — SUNDAY, 28 AUGUST 2022, 12:09
CONSEQUENCES OF THE BOMBARDMENT OF SUMY OBLAST ON 27 AUGUST, PHOTO FROM ZHYVYTSKY'S TELEGRAM CHANNEL
Two people were injured in Nova Sloboda hromada (administrative unit designating a town, village or several villages and their adjacent territories), and the entire infrastructure of a village was damaged in Bilopillia hromada, as a result of the Russian bombardment of Sumy Oblast on Saturday.
Source: Dmytro Zhyvytskyi, Head of Sumy Oblast State Administration, on Telegram
Quote: "As a result of the bombardment of Nova Sloboda hromada, two people were injured - they are members of the same family, a mortar bomb flew directly into their house.
Private homes and farm buildings were also damaged in the village. Livestock were injured."
Details: In addition, "the entire infrastructure of the village" was damaged as a result of the bombardment of one of the villages in Bilopollia hromada.
"About fifty mortar bombs landed here, fires broke out in the buildings of a college, a school, a kindergarten, and the post office. Private homes were damaged," Zhyvytskyi said, adding that so far there were no confirmed casualties.
In total, between 10:00 and 22:00, Russia fired more than 220 rounds of missiles and mortar bombs on the border areas of Sumy Oblast.
The following territories came under fire: Khotin, Myropillia, Bilopillia and Krasnopillia hromadas in Sumy district; Znob-Novhorodske hromada in Shostka district; Nova Sloboda hromada in Konotop district.
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