LONDON — A Russian ballistic missile strike on the northeastern Ukrainian metropolis of Sumy killed a minimum of 32 folks on Sunday morning, emergency companies mentioned, 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 mentioned that a minimum of 32 folks — together with two youngsters — had been confirmed killed, with 84 others injured. Two missiles struck the middle of town, authorities mentioned.
The Sumy Metropolis Council mentioned the strike hit a number of buildings, together with residential ones. “On this vivid day of Palm Sunday, our group suffered a horrible tragedy,” Kobzar wrote.
Andriy Yermak, the pinnacle of Ukraine’s presidential workplace, mentioned 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 attainable,” 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, reveals native residents standing subsequent to a burning automobile on the website of a missile assault in Sumy, northeastern Ukraine on April 13, 2025.
Handout/Ukraine’s Sumy Metropolis Council/AFP
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy mentioned on Telegram that the “horrible strike” hit “an peculiar metropolis avenue, peculiar life: homes, instructional establishments, automobiles 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 peculiar folks. My condolences to the relations and buddies. A rescue operation is underway now. All mandatory companies are working.”
“A tricky response from the world is required,” Zelenskyy wrote. “The US, Europe, everybody on this planet who desires an finish to this warfare and murders. Russia desires precisely this sort of terror and is dragging out this warfare. With out strain on the aggressor, peace is unimaginable.”
“Talks have by no means stopped ballistic missiles and air bombs,” Zelenskyy mentioned. “We want the form 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 website 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.
