💥 Attack

Russian forces fired on positions near Starykove, Shalyhine, Volfyne, Basivka, and Petrushivka in Sumy Oblast.

January 9, 2023 Sumy Oblast

Likely Reported by 3 independent sources

Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Censor.NET

Two or more independent sources agree on the core facts. Additional sources would further strengthen this assessment.

Entities

Russian forces (military_unit) Shalyhyne hromada (location) Krasnopilska hromada (location) multiple-launch rocket system (weapon_system) Bilopillia hromada (location) Russian army (organization) Yunakivka hromada (location) Russian troops (organization) Russian Armed Forces (organization) Velyka Pysarivka (location) Esman (location) Russian military (military_unit) Sumy Oblast (location) Krasnopil (location) Shalyhinsk (location) Bilopil (location) Yunakivska (location) State Border Service (organization) Bilopillia (location)

Source Reports

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Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

On the Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna fronts, the Russians fire on the positions of Ukrainian troops and civilian facilities in the vicinity of ... Starykove, Shalyhine, Volfyne, Basivka and Petrushivka in Sumy Oblast.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian military shelled several communities in Sumy Oblast 94 times on Jan. 9.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Four private houses, a school, and a village club were damaged in the Esman district due to shelling.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

There were no victims as a result of the shelling in the Esman district.

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