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Russia launch 55 mortar attacks on Sumy region

9 December, 2022 Friday
10:06

During the day, on December 8, Russian troops launched 55 strikes on the Sumy region

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This was reported by the head of the Sumy regional military administration Dmytro Zhyvytskyi.

The Russian forces hit the Khotin and Shalyhyne communities of the Sumy region. A total of 55 strikes are known. There are no casualties or damages.

"Shalyhyne community: Russian forces opened fire on two border villages. 25 mines (120 mm and 82 mm caliber) exploded on our territory. Khotin community: here, the Russian army also fired mortars. There were 15 strikes," Zhyvytskyi writes.

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