Russian forces attack 11 Sumy Oblast hromadas in 24 hours, damaging about 20 houses

Olha Hlushchenko — 6 April, 03:34
Russian forces attack 11 Sumy Oblast hromadas in 24 hours, damaging about 20 houses
The aftermath of a Russian attack on Sumy Oblast. Stock photo: Sumy Oblast Military Administration

Russian forces have mounted 88 strikes on the border area of Sumy Oblast over the past 24 hours, damaging around 20 houses.

Source: Sumy Oblast Military Administration

Quote: "A total of 146 explosions have been recorded. The attacks have affected the Khotin, Yunakivka, Bilopillia, Krasnopillia, Velyka Pysarivka, Nova Sloboda, Shalyhyne, Svesa, Khutir-Mykhailivskyi, Seredyna-Buda and Znob-Novhorodske hromadas." [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]

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Details: The Krasnopillia hromada has recorded the highest number of explosions over the past day – 64 in total. Russian forces carried out mortar bombardments, attacks using multiple-launch rocket systems, first-person view (FPV) drone strikes and airstrikes with guided aerial bombs. Fifteen houses were damaged in the attacks.

Russian forces attacked the Seredyna-Buda hromada using artillery and mortars, dropped a VOG high-explosive fragmentation grenade from a UAV, and launched FPV drones, resulting in 18 explosions. The strikes damaged three two-storey apartment blocks, one private residence, two cars and an outbuilding.

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