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Russia attacks 9 communities in Sumy Oblast

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Russia attacks 9 communities in Sumy Oblast
An aerial view of the city center of Sumy, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine. (RoNeDya / Getty Images)

Russian forces struck nine communities in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy Oblast in 21 separate attacks throughout the day, the regional administration reported on April 6. Close to 80 explosions were reported in Sumy Oblast over the past 24 hours.

The communities of Khotin, Yunakivka, Bilopillia, Kransopillia, Velyka Pysarivka, Boromlia, Shalyhyne, Seredyna-Buda, and Svesa communities were targeted.

Throughout the day, Russia assailed the border communities with mortar, artillery, and grenade launcher attacks. Two communities were also targeted with missiles and explosives, according to the Sumy Oblast Military Administration.

No casualties or damages to civilian infrastructure were reported.

The town of Krasnopillia, with a pre-war population of about 7,700 residents, experienced the bulk of the attacks, with 28 explosions reported in the area. The town is located more than 10 kilometers west of the border with Russia's Belgorod Oblast.

Sumy Oblast borders Russia's Bryansk, Kursk, and Belgorod oblasts.

Russian attacks against the region have become increasingly destructive in recent weeks, killing and injuring civilians. On April 3, a Russian missile attack against the Krasnopillia community killed one person and injured two, according to the regional administration.

Ukrainian authorities continue evacuating communities in the northeastern Sumy Oblast close to the Russian border.

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Olena Goncharova

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Olena Goncharova is the Head of North America desk at The Kyiv Independent, where she has previously worked as a development manager and Canadian correspondent. She first joined the Kyiv Post, Ukraine's oldest English-language newspaper, as a staff writer in January 2012 and became the newspaper’s Canadian correspondent in June 2018. She is based in Edmonton, Alberta. Olena has a master’s degree in publishing and editing from the Institute of Journalism in Taras Shevchenko National University in Kyiv. Olena was a 2016 Alfred Friendly Press Partners fellow who worked for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for six months. The program is administered by the University of Missouri School of Journalism in Columbia.

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