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Russia shells 5 communities in Sumy Oblast

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Russia shells 5 communities in Sumy Oblast
A Ukrainian flag flies outside a building in the city centre damaged by Russian shelling, Okhtyrka, Sumy Region, northeastern Ukraine. (Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

Russian forces shelled five communities in Sumy Oblast on Nov. 16, firing at least 10 times over the course of the day, according to the Sumy Oblast Military Administration.

The communities of Krasnopillia, Myropillia, Velyka Pysarivka, Esman, and Druzhbivka came under fire. The administration recorded 70 explosions throughout the day.

No casualties or damages have been reported.

The Russian military targeted different communities with an onslaught of shelling, and mortar attacks, as well as grenade launchers. The Druzhbivka community experienced the most intense attacks, with 26 explosions recorded in the area.

Communities near Ukraine's northeastern border with Russia endure daily shelling, subjecting residents in these vulnerable border settlements to multiple attacks each day.

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Olena Goncharova

Head of North America desk

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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