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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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