Ukrainian media reported an explosion in Konotop, Sumy region

An explosion has occurred in Konotop in Sumy Region of Ukraine. This was reported on December 7 by the Ukrainian publication Public with reference to the head of the city, Artem Semenikhin.

According to the online map of the Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Transformation, an air alert has been declared in Kiev, Chernihiv, Poltava, Sumy and Kharkiv regions.

The Russian Defense Ministry did not comment on the information about the explosions.

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Earlier in the day, the Ukrainian TV channel TSN reported about explosions in Mogilev-Podolskoye in the Vinnytsia region.

Russian troops in October 2022 began strikes on military facilities and related energy and communications facilities in Ukraine. As Russian President Vladimir Putin explained, this was in response to terrorist actions by the Kiev regime.

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