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Governor: Russia attacks two border areas in Sumy Oblast 45 times

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The Krasnopilska and Esmanska communities of the northeastern Sumy Oblast, which borders Russia, came under fire on Dec. 23, Governor Dmytro Zhyvytsky said on Telegram. No casualties were reported.

On Dec. 22, three communities in Sumy Oblast near the Russia-Ukraine border were hit 54 times with mortars and artillery, according to Zhyvytsky.

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