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Russia attacks Sumy Oblast, injuring 4

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Russia attacks Sumy Oblast, injuring 4
A playground in the aftermath of Russian shelling in Bilopillia, Sumy Oblast, in March 2023. (Photo by Andriy Kramchenkov/Suspilne Ukraine/JSC "UA:PBC"/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)

Russian forces launched multiple weapons at seven communities along the Sumy border on Aug. 22, injuring four people, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported.

Mortar shelling and kamikaze drone strikes on the community of Seredyna-Buda wounded four residents and damaged a multi-story building. Seven private cars were also damaged in the attack.

The Russian military also attacked the communities of Velyka Pysarivka, Krasnopillia, Khotin, Druzhba, Esman, and Bilopillia.

No further casualties were reported.

Russian forces hit the Sumy border with artillery, mines, grenade launchers, and unguided missiles, firing 20 times in 24 hours. The attacks caused 115 explosions.

The communities along Sumy Oblast's northeastern border with Russia face shelling nearly every day, multiple times a day.

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Abbey Fenbert is a senior news editor at the Kyiv Independent. She is a freelance writer, editor, and playwright with an MFA from Boston University. Abbey served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ukraine from 2008-2011.

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