Bloody Sunday: Russia's strikes on Sumy

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  The Economist.

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  Hello and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist.

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  First up though.

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  Sumi is a town near Ukraine's northeastern border.

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  It's a classic small provincial town founded by the Cossacks in the middle of the 17th century.

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  Tim Judah is a special correspondent for The Economist.

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  I was there exactly 10 days ago to meet the head of Sumi provinces,

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  military administration,

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  and refugees who fled from settlements close to the border,

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