On Wednesday, August 17, Russian invaders fired at the Sumy region, beat peaceful people and civilian objects. This was reported by the head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration Dmitry Zhivytsky on Telegram. "Today, the Russians fired at the village in the Essman community," he wrote. Video of the day, according to him, was fired from barrel artillery, there were 17 parishes. They were beaten by peaceful people and civilian objects.