💥 Attack

Russian forces intensified artillery and guided glide bomb strikes along the Sumy-Kursk border

May 9, 2025 Hlukhiv, Sumy Oblast

Likely Reported by 3 independent sources

Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent Censor.NET

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Entities

Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Russia (organization) Su-34 aircraft (weapon_system) Su-35 fighters (weapon_system) Su-35 fighter (weapon_system) Russian troops (organization) Russian forces (organization) Shostka (location) Sumy region (location) Mykola Noha (person) Manukhivka (location) Russian invaders (organization) Russian Federation (organization) Russian Federation Armed Forces (organization)

Source Reports

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

The commander of a Ukrainian drone crew operating in Sumy Oblast reported on May 9 that Russian forces have intensified artillery and guided glide bomb strikes along the international border of Sumy and Kursk oblasts

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian forces launched 56 guided bombs by midday using Su-34 aircraft operating under the cover of Su-35 fighters

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

Russian troops fired 80 times at 21 settlements in 10 territorial communities of the Sumy region

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:39.261Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-may-9-2025