Sumy Oblast: Russian forces attack 5 communities, causing damage and fires

KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO – SUNDAY, 7 AUGUST 2022, 22:25

Russian forces attacked several hromadas (amalgamated territorial communities) in Sumy Oblast on Sunday, including the Bilopillia, Buryn, Esman, Nova Sloboda and Seredyna-Buda hromadas.

Source: Dmytro Zhyvytskyi, Head of the Sumy Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram, information as of 22:00

Details: Russian forces attacked the outskirts of the village of Pavlivka in the Bilopillia hromada, launching 10 mortar bombs on it.

Six households, a water pump, a transformer and a power line have been damaged. Power has been cut off on two streets; municipal technicians are working to restore the supply of power.

Soon after 17:00, Russian forces fired 13 shells on the outskirts of the village of Pisky (in the Buryn hromada).

At 18:00, Russians struck the outskirts of Ulanovo (in the Esman hromada) with 16 artillery shells.

They also opened artillery fire on the village of Manukhivka in the Nova Sloboda hromada, firing a total of 13 shells and damaging farming equipment, an agricultural equipment depot, and parts of the electric grid.

Around 20:00, Russians also fired on the Seredyna-Buda hromada using all types of weapons, causing a fire. The attack is still underway.

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