Russian forces conducted offensive operations in northern Sumy Oblast on September 19 and 20 but did not achieve any advances.
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Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Sumy Oblast on September 19 and 20 but did not advance.
Two enemy drones struck near a high-rise residential building in Sumy this evening. Sadly, a woman has been killed in the attack. Her 41-year-old husband has suffered multiple shrapnel wounds.
Russian forces struck near an apartment building in Sumy with drones, killing a woman and injuring her husband.
Also, late Sunday evening, Russian forces launched combined strikes on the city of Sumy, killing one person and injuring another. Russian drones struck near a multi-story residential building, killing a woman and injuring a man. Less than an hour later, another Russian drone struck a civilian vehicle, causing it to catch fire. ... One of Sumy’s educational institutions was damaged.
20 і 21 вересня відбулися два масовані наступки... ці наступки не принесли жодного суттєвого прогресу.
On the evening of Sunday, 20 September, two enemy drones struck near a block of flats in Sumy.
A woman was killed in the attack, and her 41-year-old husband sustained multiple shrapnel wounds.
An apartment block and five cars were also damaged by the strikes.
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