Esman community in Sumy region twice comes under Russian fire Monday morning

The regional military administration reported this on Facebook, Ukrinform saw.

"This morning, the Russians twice shelled the Esman community. Five mortar explosions were recorded," the statement reads.

Earlier, the administration noted that Ukraine’s Defense Forces downed 12 Russian kamikaze drones over the region overnight Monday.

Read also: Power line, househds affected amid Russian drone attack in Kyiv region

According to the officials, since the beginning of the year, air defense units erating across the region have intercepted 756 Russian drones.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, in the night and morning hours of Sunday, December 22, enemy tros four times shelled settlements in Sumy region close to the Ukrainian-Russian border.

Illustrative photo