Russian troops opened artillery fire on Ukrainian Defense Forces units in areas of Sumy and Chernihiv oblasts near the border during demonstrative operations on the Sivershchyna front.
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Russian troops opened artillery fire on units of the Ukrainian Defence Forces in areas of Sumy and Chernihiv oblasts near the Ukrainian-Russian border.
Two Russian drones struck the Krasnopillia community after 15:00; one dropped an explosive device while the other was destroyed.
Following the drone attacks, Russian forces fired 24 mortar rounds starting after 19:00 and approximately 80 Grad rocket system rounds after 20:00.
Civil infrastructure and farm buildings were damaged during the attacks on Krasnopillia.
The enemy fired on civilian infrastructure near Mezenivka and Hlukhiv, Sumy region. In addition, enemy aircraft struck two settlements in the Sumy region.
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