Russian shelling of Sumy Oblast injures three teenagers.

Russian forces attacked seven communities in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy Oblast on June 15, injuring three teenagers, one of whom has been hospitalized, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported[1] in a post on Facebook. According to the administration, the Krasnopilska, Bilopilska, Hlukhivska, Esmanska, Sveska, Mykolaivska, and Seredyno-Budska border communities came under Russian fire 21 times over the course of the day. Over 98 explosions were recorded.

The communities were targeted by multiple different weapons, including mortar attacks, artillery, grenade launchers, and airstrikes, the administration said. The three teenagers, aged 13, 16, and 17, were injured from Russian shelling in the Hlukhivska community. One of them was hospitalized, while the other two were treated for injuries on site.

Despite being liberated from Russian troops in April 2022, border communities in Sumy Oblast are subjected to daily shelling by Russian forces stationed across the border.

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Lili is a contributing editor at the Kyiv Independent. She joined the Kyiv Post in 2021 first as a staff writer covering business news and then as business editor.

Lili is originally from Washington, D.C., but currently resides in New York where she recently completed a master's degree in Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian affairs with a focus on Ukrainian studies at Columbia University.

From 2017-2020 Lili served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ukraine, after which she interned with the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center.

References

1. ^ reported (www.facebook.com)
2. ^ Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian forces slowly advance east, south as counteroffensive ongoingKey developments on June 15: * Ukrainian forces advance east, south * Death toll of June 13 missile attack on Kryvyi Rih rises to 13 * EU Parliament calls on NATO to invite Ukraine to join alliance * More weapons pledged for Ukraine after Ramstein Summit Ukrainian forces made gains up to one k... (kyivindependent.com)