Russia continues to terrorise Ukrainian border area with shelling: six hromadas affected

VALENTYNA ROMANENKO — MONDAY, 8 AUGUST 2022, 11:25

The invaders continue to fire on the border areas of Sumy and Chernihiv oblasts from the territory of Russia: six hromadas (amalgamated territorial communities) were affected on Sunday.

Source: State Border Guard Service of Ukraine

Details: On 7 August, the territories of the Bilopillia, Esman, Nova Sloboda and Seredyna-Buda hromadas in Sumy Oblast, and the Semenivka and Horodnia hromadas in Chernihiv Oblast, came under Russian fire.

The Russians fired a dozen 120-mm-calibre mortar bombs at the Bilopillia hromada. The fire was conducted from the Russian settlement of Volfino. Private homes and civilian infrastructure were damaged as a result of the shelling.

The Esman and Nova Sloboda hromadas were shelled by self-propelled artillery units from the Russian villages of Begoshcha and Tetkino: there were 18 and 14 explosions [respectively]. In the Nova Sloboda hromada, a farm and a barn containing agricultural machinery were damaged by Russian shells. There is also damage to the power grid.

The Russians fired on the Seredyna-Buda hromada from mortars and tubed artillery; seven explosions were recorded. Eight 120-mm-calibre mortar bombs were fired on the territory of the Horodnia hromada from the Russian settlement of Chernozemnyi Gorodok.

Another eight Russian munitions exploded on the territory of the Semenivka hromada. The Russians fired on the Ukrainian border area from the village of Lomakovka, Russia, using tubed artillery.

Ukrainian border guards stress, however, that units of the Defence Forces continue to defend Ukraine from the Russian invaders.

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