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Russian forces fired mortars at the settlements of Sopych, Svarkove, and Zarutske in Sumy Oblast.

Sumy Oblast
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Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post Censor.NET

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Sopych (location) Svarkove (location) Zarutske (location) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Dmytro Zhyvytskyi (person) Russian forces (military_unit) Yunakivka (location) Novoslobidske (location) Velyka Pysarivka (location) Shalyhyne (location) Nova Sloboda (location) Kyrylo Tymoshenko (person) Esman (location)

Source Reports

Ukrainska Pravda →

On the Sivershchyna front, the enemy fired mortars at the settlements of Sopych, Svarkove and Zarutske.

Kyiv Independent →

Russian forces shelled four communities in the region 64 times.

Kyiv Independent →

No casualties were reported.

Kyiv Independent →

Russian forces reportedly damaged seven homes and local electricity grids.

Kyiv Post →

Border villages in the Sumy region hit with artillery on Dec 4

Censor.NET →

The enemy shelled the settlements of Sopych, Svarkove, and Zarutske of the Sumy region with mortars.

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Extraction metadata

Extracted: 2026-07-18T17:01:51.297Z

Source story: 7379222