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6 killed in Russian attack on forestry vehicle in Sumy Oblast
June 14, 2023 2:13 PM
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Russian strikes on June 13 have killed two civilians and four forestry workers in one vehicle in Sumy Oblast, Sumy Region Prosecutor's Office announced on June 14.
"According to the investigation, on June 13, 2023, using methods of warfare prohibited by international law, a UAZ car that was moving on the territory of the Seredyna-Buda community was fired upon," the statement said.
The police added that Russian strikes have damaged the boarding house of a local orphanage, a private house, a shop, and power lines.
An earlier statement by Governor Volodymyr Artiukh indicated that there were seven causalities in Sumy Oblast over the past day, all of them forestry workers.
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Martin Fornusek
News Editor
Martin Fornusek is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent. He has previously worked as a news content editor at the media company Newsmatics and is a contributor to Euromaidan Press. He also volunteers as an editor and translator at the Czech-language version of Ukraïner. Martin studied at Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia, holding a bachelor's degree in security studies and history and a master's degree in conflict and democracy studies.
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