Ukrainian authorities launch mass evacuation in northern region

mass evacuations of communities in the country’s northern Sumy
region close to the Russian border after extended periods of
intense shelling of the area, local officials said on Friday.
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.