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The military administration of Sumy region, writing on the
Telegram messaging app, said more than 180 residents of areas
near the Velikopysarska community, next to the border, had been
evacuated over the past three days.
Authorities in Sumy have long been issuing daily reports of
Russian shelling, but the attacks have intensified.
The regional administration said the areas in question were "the
most tense" in Sumy region, with three people killed and 13
wounded over the past five days.
The administration said a total of more than 4,500 residents had
been evacuated from 22 villages in Sumy region, but gave no time
frame.
Velikopysarska is located a few kilometers from the village of
Kozinka across the border in Russia - where local authorities
this week said an incursion by armed groups caused considerable
damage. The groups described themselves as being made up of
Russians opposed to the Kremlin and said they were conducting a
military operation in the area.
The governor of Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said
shelling of areas under his jurisdiction continued on Thursday,
with one person injured. Gladkov toured border areas late on
Wednesday and said there were no enemy forces in the region.
The governor of the neighboring Russian region of Kursk, Roman
Starovoit, said air defense units had downed three Ukrainian
drones on Thursday night.
Reuters was unable to verify accounts of military activity from
either side.
(Reporting by Ron Popeski and Oleksandr Kozhukhar; Editing by
David Gregorio)
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