Russian forces attack border village in Sumy region, one civilian killed

The head of the local community, Serhii Minakov, told this to Suspilne, Ukrinform reports.

He stated that the shelling began at around 09:00.

"As a result of [a shell] hitting a nearby house, it caught fire. A man came out to extinguish the flames, and the Russian forces struck again. The deceased was born in 1959," Minakov said.

Earlier reports said that Russian forces had attacked a local administration in the Sumy urban community, damaging a residential building.

It was also reported that during the night and into the morning, Russian forces carried out 52 attacks on border areas and settlements in the Sumy region. A total of 106 explosions were recorded. The communities affected included Yunakivka, Myropillia, Krasnopillia, Hlukhiv, Shalyhyne, Esman, Svesa, and Seredyna-Buda.

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