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

Sumy
Verified Independently confirmed by 4 sources
Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post Censor.NET

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Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Russian troops (military_unit) Russian military (organization) multiple-launch rocket system (weapon_system) Glinsk Hermitage (location) multiple launch rocket system (weapon_system) Homelivske (location) Manukhivka (location) Oleksandrivka (location) Slavhorod (location) Sumy Oblast (location) Esman hromada (location) Myropillia hromada (location) Shalyhyne hromada (location) Khotin hromada (location) Yunakivka hromada (location) Bilopillia hromada (location) Krasnopillia hromada (location) Dmytro Zhyvytskyi (person) Shalyhyne (location) Bilopillia (location) Nova Sloboda (location) NEC Ukrenergo (organization) Znob-Novhorod (location)

Source Reports

Ukrainska Pravda →

On the Sivershchyna front, Russian forces deployed mortars to fire at the settlements of Sopych, Svarkove and Zarutske in Sumy Oblast.

Kyiv Independent →

Russian forces fired at Sumy Oblast 84 times on December 5.

Kyiv Independent →

Russian forces targeted Shalyhyne, Krasnopillia, Bilopillia, Myropillia, and Esman communities.

Kyiv Post →

Sumy region border areas shelled on Dec 5

Censor.NET →

An emergency shutdown was applied in the Sumy region due to massive rocket fire.

Censor.NET →

The shutdown was ordered by NEC Ukrenergo to prevent disruptions in the unified energy system of Ukraine.

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Extracted: 2026-07-18T17:01:51.303Z

Source story: 7379255