Russian forces shell 10 communities in Sumy Oblast.

Russian forces shelled ten communities in Sumy Oblast on June 17, firing over 21 times at the border areas, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported[1]. The administration said on their official Telegram page that Russia shelled the Esman, Myropillia, Bilopillia, Velyka Pysarivka, Druzhbivka, Khotin, Krasnopillia, Shalyhyne, Znob-Novhorodske, and Seredyno-Buda communities. Artillery and mortar attacks were reported in Bilopilska and Myropilska communities, damaging a TV tower in Bilopillia and a private household, two shops, a power line, the village council building, as well as an apiary in Myropilska.

Officials recorded 119 strikes with mortars, artillery, mines, and grenade launchers in the settlements. Sumy Oblast is located at Ukraine's northeastern border with Russia. It has been the target of daily Russian attacks across the border since parts of the oblast were liberated from Russian control in early April 2022.

General Staff: Russian forces fail to advance in the east, conduct 37 airstrikes across Ukraine

Russian forces tried to advance toward the towns of Kupiansk, Lyman, Avdiivka, Marinka, and Shakhtarsk in eastern and southeastern Ukraine but failed to make any headway on June 17, according to the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces.

Rachel Amran is a news reporter at the Kyiv Independent.

She previously worked on the Europe and Central Asia team of Human Rights Watch investigating war crimes in Ukraine.

Rachel holds a master's degree in Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Regional Studies from Columbia University.

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1. ^ reported (t.me)
2. ^ General Staff: Russian forces fail to advance in the east, conduct 37 airstrikes across UkraineRussian forces tried to advance toward the towns of Kupiansk, Lyman, Avdiivka, Marinka, and Shakhtarsk in eastern and southeastern Ukraine but failed to make any headway on June 17, according to the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces. (kyivindependent.com)