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Russia Attacks Ukraine's Sumy With Drones, Artillery


Local residents walk near an apartment building damaged by a Russian air strike in Kharkiv on May 5.
Local residents walk near an apartment building damaged by a Russian air strike in Kharkiv on May 5.

Russia attacked Ukraine's Sumy region with drones and artillery overnight, the Ukrainian Air Force and the northeastern region's military administration said early on May 6. The region was shelled eight times, the administration said on Telegram, adding that there were no casualties. The Air Force said it had downed 12 out of 13 drones launched by Russia at energy infrastructure targets in Sumy. The regional administration said the electricity supply was temporarily cut in Sumy, Romniy, and Okhtyrka. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, click here.

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