A Russian strike on a village near the Russian border in Ukraine's Sumy region killed five civilians.
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Five civilians died in a strike on a village near the Russian border in Ukraine's Sumy region.
The Russians have fired 54 times on hromadas in Sumy Oblast over the past 24 hours, injuring four civilians. There were 252 explosions after Russian attacks using mortars, artillery, MLRS and grenade launchers.
Russian forces struck the Nova Sloboda community in Sumy Oblast in the early morning of Feb. 20, killing two residents
Russia carried out the attack against Nova Sloboda at around 5 a.m. local time using artillery and aviation
The strike reportedly caused a fire in a residential building. After the fire was extinguished, rescuers found the bodies of two people on the site
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