Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Yunakivka and Mohrytsia in northern Sumy Oblast while Russian forces continued offensive operations without advancing.

Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Sumy Oblast on September 9 to 10 but did not advance as Ukrainian forces counterattacked in the area.

Russian milbloggers claimed that Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Yunakivka and Mohrytsia (both northeast of Sumy City).

On the morning of 9 September, Russian forces attacked a train travelling on the Kyiv-Sumy route in Sumy Oblast, prompting the evacuation of 90 people.

The enemy launched a precision strike with a strike UAV at a shopping and entertainment center in Sumy.

Cars in the parking lot and the shopping and entertainment center building were damaged. A fire broke out.

Russian forces struck a shopping and entertainment center in the northeastern city of Sumy on Sept. 9, killing at least two and injuring 20, including three children, local authorities said.

Sumy Governor Oleh Hryhorov said on Telegram that the attack killed two people, both 21 years old.

A Russian drone struck the Manufaktura shopping center near the center of Sumy at around 8 p.m. on Sept. 9, killing a 21-year-old man and woman and injuring at least 20 people.

Sumy City Military Administration chief Serhii Kryvosheienko stated that Russia struck at a time when large numbers of civilians were in the area.

The drone damaged the shopping center and vehicles in its parking lot, sparking a fire.

In the Sumy region, the settlements of Korenok, Tovstodubove, Pysarivka, Ulanove, Khotin, Yastrubshchyna, Sadky, Myropillia, and Ivolzhanske came under enemy artillery fire. In addition, the areas surrounding the settlements of Vilna Sloboda and Bereza were targeted by airstrikes.