Russia ballistic missile strike kills dozens in Ukraine’s Sumy, officers say
LONDON — A Russian ballistic missile strike on the northeastern Ukrainian metropolis of Sumy killed a minimum of 32 folks on Sunday morning, emergency providers stated, as many there celebrated Palm Sunday.
“The enemy struck the civilian inhabitants once more,” performing Mayor Artem Kobzar wrote on Telegram. Ukraine’s State Emergency Service stated that a minimum of 32 folks — together with two kids — had been confirmed killed, with 84 others injured. Two missiles struck the middle of town, authorities stated.
The Sumy Metropolis Council stated the strike hit a number of buildings, together with residential ones. “On this brilliant day of Palm Sunday, our neighborhood suffered a horrible tragedy,” Kobzar wrote.
Andriy Yermak, the top of Ukraine’s presidential workplace, stated the missiles used cluster munitions, which spray smaller sub-munitions over the goal space. “A cluster munition missile is one thing the Russians do to kill as many civilians as doable,” Yermak wrote on Telegram. “The strike on town of Sumy is a deliberate shelling of civilians.”
This handout {photograph} taken and launched by the Sumy Metropolis Council on April 13, 2025, exhibits native residents standing subsequent to a burning automotive on the web site of a missile assault in Sumy, northeastern Ukraine on April 13, 2025.
Handout/Ukraine’s Sumy Metropolis Council/AFP
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated on Telegram that the “horrible strike” hit “an strange metropolis avenue, strange life: homes, academic establishments, vehicles on the road.”
“And that is on a day when folks go to church: Palm Sunday, the feast of the lord’s entry into Jerusalem,” he added. “Solely a scoundrel can act like this. Taking the lives of strange folks. My condolences to the kinfolk and associates. A rescue operation is underway now. All crucial providers are working.”
“A troublesome response from the world is required,” Zelenskyy wrote. “The US, Europe, everybody on this planet who desires an finish to this battle and murders. Russia desires precisely this type of terror and is dragging out this battle. With out strain on the aggressor, peace is unattainable.”
“Talks have by no means stopped ballistic missiles and air bombs,” Zelenskyy stated. “We’d like the sort of perspective in the direction of Russia {that a} terrorist deserves.”
On this handout {photograph} taken and launched by the Ukrainian Emergency Service on April 13, 2025, a Ukrainian rescuer works to extinguish a fireplace on the web site of a missile assault in Sumy, northeastern Ukraine, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Handout/UKRAINIAN EMERGENCY SERVICE/AFP
ABC Information’ Natalia Popova, Natalia Kushnir and Victoria Beaule contributed to this report.
