Russia strikes residential building in Sumy Oblast, injuring at least 10, including children

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Russia struck a multi-story residential building in the Svesa village in Sumy Oblast on Jan. 4, injuring at least 10 people, including two 2-year-old children, the regional police reported.

Russian forces carried out the strike using two glide bombs that were dropped directly on the building and destroyed one of its blocks. Ukraine's Emergency Service evacuated 14 people from the site of the attack.

Svesa, with a pre-war population of about 6,100 residents, is located close to the Russian border.

At least 15 apartments are destroyed and 700 windows have been damaged in the blast, according to Sumy Oblast Military Administration. Search and rescue operations continue as of 7 p.m. local time.

Sumy Oblast borders Russia's Bryansk, Kursk, and Belgorod oblasts. Residents of the vulnerable border communities experience multiple attacks per day.

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