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Russia attacks border districts of Sumy Oblast 83 times

Tuesday, 20 December 2022, 01:02
Russia attacks border districts of Sumy Oblast 83 times

Russian occupiers have attacked border districts of Sumy Oblast 83 times in the course of the past 24 hours. 

Source: Dmytro Zhyvytskyi, Head of the Sumy Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram

Details: The hromadas [an administrative unit designating a town, village or several villages and their adjacent territories - ed.] of Velyka Pysarivka, Krasnopillia, Myropil, Yunakivka, Khotin and Shalyhyne came under fire.

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  • Velyka Pysarivka hromada: The Russians struck six times using self-propelled artillery systems.
  • Khotin hromada: The occupiers attacked twice using artillery, with 34 shells exploding near the border districts of Sumy Oblast. 
  • Shalyhyne hromada: Russian forces fired from grenade launchers, with five strikes detected. In addition, the Defence Forces recorded five bursts of small arms fire and 10 machine gun bursts.
  • Krasnopillia hromada: The Russians dropped explosives twice from drones, and there were also 15 strikes from self-propelled artillery systems. 
  • Yunakivka hromada: the Russian troops shelled the border area with artillery, with 10 strikes.
  • Myropil hromada: The occupiers fired using artillery and four strikes were recorded. Another 9 Russian mine bombs exploded on the border as well.

Three houses and a power line were damaged as a result of the Russian attacks, Zhyvytskyi said. 

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