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Governor: Russia strikes Sumy Oblast 79 times on Dec. 16

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Russia struck five communities 79 times in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy Oblast on Dec. 16, Sumy Oblast Governor Dmytro Zhyvytskyi said in a Facebook post.

Zhyvytskyi said Russian forces used heavy artillery, grenade launchers, and drones to hit the communities of Bilopolska, Esmanska, Mykolaivska, Seredino-Budska, and Khotynska, all situated in the northern part of the oblast.

Located near the border with Russia in Ukraine's northeast, Sumy Oblast border areas are under daily Russian shelling.

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