Explosions in Konotop as mayor suspects ballistic strikes

Explosions in Konotop as mayor suspects ballistic strikes

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Blasts rocked the town of Konotop in Sumy region in the early hours of Saturday in what municipal authorities presume could be ballistic strikes.

Mayor Artem Semenikhin reported this on Telegram, Ukrinform saw.

"Explosion! Another one! Danger!" he wrote on social media, adding that the air raid alert went off only after the explosion occurred.

According to the mayor, it could be a ballistic missile strike.

Read also: Destruction in Hlukhiv as Russians pummel town with glide bombs

"Details to come! Silence!" urged Semenikhin.

An air alert was declared in a number of regions, including Sumy.

As reported, on December 4, Russian missiles hit the Shostka community in Sumy region, leaving non-residential buildings damaged.

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