Russian forces fired a total of 40 mortar bombs on northern hromadas in Sumy Oblast on September 4. Specific targets included Znob-Novhorod, Shalyhyne, Seredyna-Buda, and Esman.

Russian forces fired 40 mortar bombs on Znob-Novhorod, Shalyhyne, Seredyna-Buda, and Esman hromadas in Sumy Oblast on September 4.

Znob-Novhorod hromada was hit by 15 bombs around 10:00.

Shalyhyne hromada was hit by 10 bombs at 14:00 and another 14 bombs around 19:00.

Seredyna-Buda hromada was hit by four bombs from 16:00 onwards.

Esman hromada was hit six times starting at 16:50.

No casualties were reported from these shelling incidents.

Russian forces shelled Sumy Oblast 40 times on September 4, 2022.

The area around Znob-Novgorod suffered the most with 15 explosions heard.

Mortars were used in the attacks, damaging the electricity grid.

Russian forces shelled the north of Sumy Oblast on September 4, 2022, with nearly 40 impacts recorded across Znob-Novhorodska, Shalyhynska, Seredyna-Budska, and Yesmanivska communities.

Dmytro Zhyvytskyi reported that power lines were damaged in Znob-Novhorodska hromada and confirmed shelling in Shalyhynska, Seredyna-Budska, and Yesmanivska without casualties.

Russian troops attacked communities in Sumy region on September 4, damaging infrastructure in Novovasylivka and Druzhba using Grad rockets, self-propelled guns, and mortars.