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Russia shells 10 communities in Sumy Oblast

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Russia shells 10 communities in Sumy Oblast
The Sumy Oblast regional flag. (fcknimages/Getty Images)

Russian forces attacked 10 communities along the Sumy Oblast border on Jan. 10, causing 100 explosions, the local military administration reported.

The attacks targeted the communities of Bilopillia, Esman, Svesa, Krasnopillia, Seredyna-Buda, Yunakivka, Znob-Novhorodske, Shalyhyne, Nova Sloboda, and Khotin.

No casualties or damage to civilian infrastructure were reported.

Russian forces fired at the Sumy border 29 times, attacking with various weapons including artillery, mortars, mines, and a drone.

The residents of Sumy Oblast's rural border areas are subject to constant shelling by nearby Russian forces. An attack on Jan. 9 damaged several homes and a local cultural center.

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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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