Mortar Bomb

Mortar Bomb event in Sumy, Bilopillia area, Ukraine on Wed 3rd January 2024

3rd January 2024

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During the day, the Russian army fired 25 times at the border areas and settlements of the Sumy region. 184 explosions were recorded. One person was injured.

Russians shelled Sumy region 25 times on January 3, including with mortars and multiple rocket launchers: one person was injured Source: https://censor.net/en/n3465509

This was reported by the Sumy Regional Military Administration, Censor.NET reports.

As noted, the following areas were shelled:

- Velyka Pysarivka community: there was a grenade attack (12 explosions) and artillery shelling (33 explosions). One civilian was injured.

- Myropillia community: the enemy fired from mortars (26 explosions).

- Khotyn community: mortar shelling was recorded (4 explosions).

- Hlukhiv community: there was a mortar attack (1 explosion).

- Bilopillia community: Russians fired from self-propelled gun (11 explosions), MLRS (20 explosions), mortars (14 explosions) and grenade launchers (34 explosions).

- Svesa community: there was a mortar attack (4 explosions).

- Krasnopillia community: The enemy dropped 13 mines on the territory of the community.

- Yunakivka community: a mortar attack was carried out (13 explosions).

- Seredyna-Buda community: mortar shelling was recorded (2 explosions).

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