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The authors construct solutions \(z(t)\in C^1([a,b]\setminus \{\tau_i\}_I \mapsto {\mathbb{R}}^n)\) to the problem \[ \dot z=A(t)z+f(t),\;t\neq\tau_i;\quad \ell_iz(\cdot)=a_i,\;i=1,2,\ldots,p. \tag{1} \] Here, \(A(t)\in C([a,b] \mapsto {\mathbb{R}}^{n\times n})\), \( f(t)\in C([a,b]\setminus\{\tau_i\}_I)\), \(I=\{1,2,\ldots,p\}\), \(\tau_i\in(a,b)\), \(a_i\in{\mathbb{R}}^k\), and \(\ell_i:C([a,b]\setminus \{\tau_1,\ldots,\tau_i\}) \mapsto {\mathbb{R}}^k\) are linear bounded functionals. First, the authors establish necessary and sufficient conditions in order that the Cauchy problem \(z(a)=c\) for the corresponding homogeneous system \(f(t)\equiv 0\), \(a_i\equiv 0\), has the solution \(z(t,c)=X(t)c\) represented with the help of the normal fundamental matrix \((X(a)= \text{Id})\). In contrary to usual systems of ODEs, the matrix \(X(t)\) may become degenerate on some intervals between the impulses. Next, conditions are found under which the solution to the nonhomogeneous problem can be represented in the form \(z(t,c)=X(t)c+K[f;a_i](t),\) where \(K[f;a_i](t)\) is the so-called generalized Green operator. The last one is constructed in explicit form. Some complicated phenomena which may arise in the case where \(p=\infty \) are discussed.