Russian warplanes hit Sumy region - Ukraine

Russian warplanes have carried out overnight strikes in city of Okhtyrka

Russian warplanes have carried out overnight strikes in the north-eastern city of Okhtyrka, Sumy region, Qazet.az reports according to a top local official.

Regional state administration head Dmytro Zhyvytsky says that residential areas and a gas pipeline were hit at about 00:30 local time on Thursday.

About 10 minutes later the suburbs of the regional capital Sumy and the village of Bytytsia were also bombed, he says.

It was not immediately clear if there were any casualties.

Russia's military has not commented on the reported raids.