About 20,000 people need to be evacuated from settlements in Sumy Oblast as Russia intensifies its attacks against the region, Ukraine’s National Police said on Aug. 9. Over the past day, Russian troops have significantly increased the use of guided aerial bombs near the border areas of Sumy Oblast, Governor Volodymyr Artiukh said. The evacuation continues after the local authorities ordered further mandatory evacuation of 28 settlements in the region. They are located within a 10-kilometer zone that comes under Russian fire. The announcement coincides with Ukraine’s cross-border incursion int…
