In the afternoon, Russian troops fired nine more times at the border of the Chernihiv and Sumy regions - with mortars, artillery and helicopter gunships.
On Thursday, April 20, Russian troops struck the Velyka Pysarivka and Bilopillia communities in the Sumy region, firing 44 shells from various types of weapons.
Today, April 17, the Russian army shelled five communities in border areas of Sumy region, including Velyka Pysarivka, Bilopillia, Shalyhyne, Seredyna-Buda, and Hlukhiv communities.