Moscow said it had defeated Ukrainian units in a number of villages but there was no independent confirmation or immediate comment from Ukraine
Here are some pictures from Konotop, which local officials said was hit in an overnight Russian drone attack. The images are press handouts from the National Police of Ukraine in Sumy region.
Russian drones inflicted significant damage to the northern Ukrainian town of Konotop’s energy infrastructure in an overnight attack that injured at least 14 people and cut electricity to the settlement, local officials said on Thursday.