Russia shells 5 communities in Sumy Oblast.

Russian forces shelled five communities in Sumy Oblast on Jan.

6, the regional military administration reported. A total of 138 explosions were recorded throughout the day. Russian troops fired at the border 31 times, targeting the communities of Bilopillia, Svesa, Velyka Pysarivka, Seredyna-Buda, and Krasnopillia.

The Russian military targeted different communities with mortar, artillery, and grenade launcher attacks, while also dropping a mine onto the Svesa settlement and its outskirts. No casualties have been reported. Shelling is a daily occurrence for the communities near Ukraine's northeastern border with Russia.

Residents in the region's vulnerable border settlements experience multiple attacks per day.

Russian attacks injure 4, including twin boys, in Kherson Oblast

Two children have been hospitalized with shrapnel wounds after Russian forces hit the Darivka community east of Kherson, the regional prosecutor's office reported.