Mortar Bomb event in Sumy, Shalyhyne area, Ukraine on Mon 4th March 2024

Over the past day, Russians conducted 29 attacks on Sumy Oblast, attacking two hromada with unguided rockets and using 37 air-dropped mines in another. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories - ed.] Source: Sumy Oblast Military Administration Details: A total of 130 explosions were recorded. Khotin, Yunakivka, Bilopillia, Krasnopillia, Velyka Pysarivka, Esman, Shalyhyne and Seredyna Buda hromadas came under Russian fire. The Russians fired using mortars on Khotin hromada (7 explosions). Mortar fire (3 explosions) was also recorded in Yunakivka hromada. There was artillery shelling (15 explosions) in Krasnopillia hromada. In addition, an FPV drone dropped explosives (5 explosions were heard). Mortar attacks (13 explosions) and launching of non-guided air-launched rockets from an aircraft (4 explosions) were recorded in Seredyna Buda hromada. The Russians used 37 air-dropped mines in Velyka Pysarivka hromada. Attacks from grenade launchers (18 explosions) were also recorded. Non-guided air-launched rockets were launched from an aircraft (8 explosions) in Esman hromada. An FPV drone dropped an explosive (1 explosion was heard) in Bilopillia hromada. In addition, fire from tanks (9 explosions) and tubed artillery (3 explosions) was recorded there. The Russians deployed mortars (2 explosions) and tubed artillery (5 explosions) to attack Shalyhyne hromada.