Russian forces shelled six communities in Sumy region border area at night and morning of March 12, with 96 explosions recorded across Khotyn, Bilopillya, Krasnopil, Velyka Pysarivka, Znob-Novhorod, and Seredyna-Buda communities.
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At night and in the morning of March 12, Russian invaders fired nine times at the border areas and settlements of the Sumy region. 96 explosions were recorded in six communities.
Russians carried out 39 attacks on Sumy Oblast using ShOAB cluster bombs, unguided rockets, and drone-dropped bombs
265 explosions were recorded
At least eight residents of a destroyed five-story building were injured in Sumy, three people are considered missing
An airstrike on the Velyka Pysarivka neighborhood, Sumy district, was carried out at 09:20 on March 12. An enemy aircraft dropped guided aerial bombs on the residential area of the settlement. Two strikes were recorded.
On the morning of March 12, Russian troops carried out 6 air strikes on civilian infrastructure in the Velyka Pysarivka territorial community.
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