Russian forces strike 8 communities in Sumy Oblast.

Russian forces attacked eight communities on the Sumy Oblast border on Aug.

27, causing 171 explosions, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported[1]. The Russian military fired at the border 22 times, striking the communities of Khotin, Seredyna-Buda, Druzhba, Esman, Bilopillia, Shalyhyne, Velyka Pisaryvka, and Putyvl. The attacks damaged a private house in Seredyna-Buda.

No other casualties or damage were reported. Throughout the day, Russian forces launched various weapons at the border, including missiles, mortar, and mines. Multiple attacks happen almost every day[2] in Sumy Oblast, which borders Russia to the northeast.

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Russian forces strike 8 communities in Sumy Oblast.

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