Russian forces deploy grenade launchers to attack Sumy Oblast up to 50 times

Russian forces attacked several locations in Sumy Oblast on 23 March, deploying multiple weapons, including grenade launchers.

Source: Sumy Oblast Military Administration on Telegram

Quote: "Over the course of the day the Russians attacked the territories of the Nova Sloboda, Bilopillia, Velyka Pysarivka and Hlukhiv hromadas. These locations were hit 68 times with multiple types of weapons." [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a city, town or village and its adjacent territories - ed.]

Details: Russian occupation forces deployed mortars to attack the Nova Sloboda hromada, hitting it with two mortar bombs. They deployed grenade launchers to attack the Bilopillia hromada: 29 times from AGS automatic grenade launchers and 16 times from SPG recoilless guns.

The Russians launched six mortar bombs, and fired 10 rockets using multiple-launch rocket systems, on the Velyka Pysarivka hromada. They deployed tubed artillery to shell the Hlukhiv hromada, which was hit a total of five times.

There were no civilian casualties and no major destruction.

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