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Russia shells 5 communities in Sumy Oblast

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Russian forces launched multiple attacks against Ukraine's northeastern Sumy Oblast on Oct. 14, attacking five communities and causing 92 explosions, regional military administration reported.

The attacks targeted the communities of Yunakivka, Kransopillia, Bilopillia, Shalyhyne, and Nova Sloboda, according to the post.

The Russian military deployed a range of weapons, including grenade launchers, mortars,  artillery, and drones, throughout the day's attacks.

No casualties or damage to civilian infrastructure were reported.

Sumy is located about 50 kilometers from the Russian border and has been the target of near-daily shelling and other aerial bombardments since its liberation by Ukraine in April 2022.

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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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