Russian forces deployed mortars to fire at the settlements of Sopych, Svarkove, and Zarutske in Sumy Oblast.
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On the Sivershchyna front, Russian forces deployed mortars to fire at the settlements of Sopych, Svarkove and Zarutske in Sumy Oblast.
Russian forces fired at Sumy Oblast 84 times on December 5.
Russian forces targeted Shalyhyne, Krasnopillia, Bilopillia, Myropillia, and Esman communities.
Sumy region border areas shelled on Dec 5
An emergency shutdown was applied in the Sumy region due to massive rocket fire.
The shutdown was ordered by NEC Ukrenergo to prevent disruptions in the unified energy system of Ukraine.
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