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Russia attacked the center of the Ukrainian city of Sumi on Palm Sunday. At least 21 people were killed and 83 injured in the bombing, according to the tally released by Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko. "Russia directly attacked the city center with a ballistic missile.
Just as the streets were crowded with people. A deliberate attack on civilians on an important religious holiday," said the country's interior minister. Images shared on social media show bodies of civilians splayed in the middle of the street, burned cars, and burning buildings as a result of the bombing.
Emergency services are working to treat the injured, according to local media. The city's acting mayor, Artem Kobzar, expressed his condolences to the attack via Telegram. "On this luminous day of Palm Sunday, our community has suffered a terrible tragedy (.
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Unfortunately, we are now aware of more than 20 deaths," he posted. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky lamented that the attack targeted civilians on "an ordinary city street" while people were going about "normal lives: homes, schools, cars on the street..
." "And this on a day when people go to church: Palm Sunday," he emphasized. The Ukrainian leader also called on the international community to react.
"We need a strong response from the world. America, Europe, everyone who wants this war and these killings to end. Russia wants exactly that kind of terror and is prolonging this war," he emphasized.
Furthermore, Zelensky stressed that peace will be impossible without pressure on Russia: "Talks have never stopped ballistic missiles and bombs. We must treat Russia as a terrorist deserves." The mystery of Washington's role The attack comes shortly after Washington's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, visited Russian President Vladimir Putin in St.
Petersburg on Friday to discuss a possible peace agreement with Ukraine. During the meeting, Trump's envoys called on Moscow to "move" its position. But Russia is interested in postponing the agreement.
Russian forces currently control around 20% of Ukraine's territory in the east and south. In recent weeks, they have made significant advances in the Sumi region, where they have seized control of several municipalities..
