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Governor: Russian forces shell village in Sumy Oblast 17 times on Aug. 17

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Sumy Oblast Governor Dmytro Zhyvytskyi reported that Russian forces had fired upon a village in the Esmanska community with artillery, inflicting damages on residential buildings, a school, and a cultural center. A power line was also damaged and casualty numbers are being confirmed, the official said.

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