Russian forces fire over 200 shells and mortar bombs on Sumy Oblast: 1 civilian killed, 1 injured
Dmytro Zhyvytskyi, Head of the Sumy Oblast Military Administration, has reported that Russian forces have fired 203 shells and mortar bombs on the border-adjacent areas in Sumy Oblast over the course of the past 24 hours, causing damage to several local settlements. One civilian was killed and one injured as a result of these Russian attacks.
Source: Dmytro Zhyvytskyi on Telegram
Quote from Zhyvytskyi: "Bilopillia, Vorozhba, Esman, Krasnopillia, Khotin, Seredyna-Buda and Shalyhyne hromadas came under Russian fire." [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a city, town or village and its adjacent territories - ed.]
Details: In Krasnopillia hromada, Russian forces dropped three VOG grenades on the outskirts of one of the villages from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); with no resulting casualties.
Russian forces fired 12 mortar bombs on Shalyhyne hromada; there were no casualties.
In Khotin hromada, the Russians deployed a self-propelled artillery system to fire 32 shells on the outskirts of one of the villages.
They also fired 40 rockets using a multiple-launch rocket system (MLRS) around 14:00. Soon after, they launched another 30 grenades. The effects of these attacks have yet to be confirmed.
The Russians also deployed an MLRS to fire on Seredyna-Buda hromada; seven rockets were fired that damaged a residential building, garage and a civilian vehicle. Several power lines were additionally damaged.
Russian forces attacked the Vorozhba hromada twice; 42 shells were fired around midday damaging three apartments, afterwards MLRSs were deployed to fire a further 30 rockets on[at?] civilians. One woman was killed and another sustained injuries.
Seven residential buildings, six outbuildings, two summer kitchens, a bath house, a cafe, a cemetery, two civilian automobiles, as well as several power lines and gas pipelines were damaged from these attacks.
Russian forces deployed small arms to fire on Esman hromada; however there were no casualties.
The Russians additionally fired 10 mortar-launched bombs on Bilopillia hromada, damaging power lines in one village and a private house in another.
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