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Russian forces launched 56 guided bombs by midday on May 9 using Su-34 aircraft under the cover of Su-35 fighters.

Sumy Oblast
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Kyiv Independent Institute for the Study of War

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

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

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