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On the evening of September 9, Russian forces struck a car park near a shopping centre in central Sumy, killing three people and injuring several others. Photos and videos from the scene showed damage to vehicles and nearby buildings, part of Russia's continuing bombardment of the city. The following day, September 10, Russian forces struck a residential area on the outskirts of Sumy with two guided aerial bombs, injuring eight people including three children, according to local officials. The back-to-back attacks underscore the intensifying and sustained nature of Russian strikes on Sumy in recent days.