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Russia shells Sumy region 26 times over 24 hours: there are casualties

5 June, 2023 Monday
11:35

On June 4, the Russian occupiers conducted 26 shelling incidents on the border territories of the Sumy region, resulting in injuries

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The Sumy Regional Military Administration provided details of the attacks.

It is stated that there were 22 shellings and a total of 104 explosions throughout the day. The affected communities include Bilopollia, Velika Pysarivka, Hlukhiv, Znob-Novhorodske, Krasnopillia, Myropillia, Nova Sloboda, Shalyhyne, and Yunakivka.

In the Bilopollia community, artillery installations were responsible for a series of shelling, resulting in 8 explosions, as well as mortar shelling that caused 2 explosions. The Velika Pysarivka community experienced 18 artillery explosions and 3 mortar explosions. One of the mortar attacks caused damage to a private house, a garage with a car, and a gas pipe.

The Hlukhiv community was targeted by Russian artillry, resulting in 9 explosions. Znob-Novhorodske community suffered an artillery attack with 28 recorded explosions, damaging 7 private houses, power lines, a church, and a fire-rescue unit. Two civilians were wounded in this incident. The Krasnopillia community experienced a mortar attack, leading to 6 explosions.

In the Myropillia community, there were artillery shelling with 2 explosions and mortar shelling with 4 explosions. The Russians also dropped 9 mines in the territory of the Novoslobidska community. The Shalyhyne community faced mortar shelling with 5 explosions, while the Yunakivka community endured heavy artillery shelling resulting in 10 explosions.

Later in the evening of June 4, according to North Operational Command , the Russians conducted 4 additional shelling incidents on the border of the Sumy region. These included five hits, likely from 120-mm mortars, in the Vovkivka area; nine shots, probably from artillery, in the Bilokopytove area; four hits, likely from 82-mm mortars, in the Seredyna-Buda area; and two shots, probably from 120-mm mortars, in the Baranivka area. Fortunately, there were no casualties or damage to civilian infrastructure reported in these incidents.

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