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Russia attacks 9 communities in Sumy Oblast

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Russia attacks 9 communities in Sumy Oblast
Illustrative purposes: Aftermath of the Russian attack on an apartment building in Sumy overnight on March 13, 2024. (Ukraine's State Emergency Service)

Russian forces attacked nine border areas and settlements of Sumy Oblast on March 29, firing 25 times and causing at least 92 explosions, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported.

The communities of Khotin, Bilopillia, Myropillia, Krasnopillia, Velyka Pysarivka, Esman, Seredyna-Buda, Znob-Novhorodske, and Kyrykivka were targeted.

The Russian military struck the communities using artillery fire, aerial bombing, drones attacks, and mortar shelling, while also dropping mines onto two of the communities.

No casualties or injuries were reported.

The town of Myropillia, with a pre-war population of about 4,500 residents, experienced the most attacks, with 29 explosions recorded in the area. A total of 24 explosions were also recorded in Khotin.

Residents in Sumy Oblast have long been experiencing daily threats of shelling, but attacks have intensified in recent weeks, promoting large-scale evacuations from the region.

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Sonya Bandouil is a North American news editor for The Kyiv Independent. She previously worked in the fields of cybersecurity and translating, and she also edited for various journals in NYC. Sonya has a Master’s degree in Global Affairs from New York University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Music from the University of Houston, in Texas.

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