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In the city of Sumy, in north-eastern Ukraine, they have been suffering from military attacks from Russian forces since the start of the war, mostly from shelling and air bombardments.

Although thousands of residents have left through humanitarian corridors, an unknown number of civilians remain in the city, encircled by Russian forces.

Humanitarian corridors have opened in the area but not everyone has been able to exit.

Newsday spoke to a resident, Nikolay Nazarov, who is a Professor of Political Science at Sumy State University.

(Photo: People arriving from Sumy at the main train station in Lviv, Ukraine on March 9, 2022. Students with Indian, Chinese and different African nationalities have arrived today in Lviv from Sumy, a city located in eastern Ukraine, through a humanitarian corridor created to evacuate them. Credit: Adri Salido/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)