The Russian military shelled nine communities in Sumy Oblast on Aug. 15, causing 172 explosions and damaging a private home, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported.
The attacks targeted the border communities of Velyka Pysarivka, Znob-Novhorodske, Seredyna Buda, Esman, Bilopillia, Shalyhyne, Mykolaivka, Khotin, and Novoslobidske.
In the rural community of Mykolaivka, artillery shelling damaged a private house.
Russian forces deployed artillery, mortars, mines, and grenade launchers throughout the day.
No other casualties or damages to property were reported.
For over a year, the communities in Sumy Oblast along Ukraine's northeastern border have suffered daily attacks from the Russian military. It is common for attacks to cause hundreds of explosions per day.
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