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Governor: Russian troops use incendiary ammunition to attack Sumy Oblast.

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Russian forces hit one of the villages in the Esman community near the Ukrainian-Russian border 20 times on Nov. 9, according to Sumy Oblast Governor Dmytro Zhyvytsky. As a result of the attack, a cornfield caught fire but no casualties were reported, Zhyvytsky added. The UN Protocol on Incendiary Weapons prohibits using them against civilians.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky said on July 11 that he is preparing changes to Ukraine’s “diplomatic efforts” to accelerate weapons deliveries from allies, as Ukraine's stockpile of Patriot air defense missiles has run dry.

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Russia launched 12 missiles overnight, including six Iskander-M and S-400 ballistic missiles, four Kh-59 and Kh-69 cruise missiles, and two Kh-31 anti-radiation missiles, alongside 121 attack and decoy drones, Ukraine's Air Force said.

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