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63 explosive devices were found in Sumy Oblast within a week.

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State Emergency Service reported on Aug. 15 that the devices discovered include artillery and rocket shells, mortar, anti-tank mines, and grenades in Sumy Oblast, a region where Russian forces held territories until early April. According to Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky, Sumy Oblast is one of the most explosive-contaminated regions of Ukraine, with approximately 47% of the territories filled with such objects.

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