At least 31 killed, 80 injured in Russian attack on Ukrainian city
A Russian ballistic missile strike killed at least 31 people and injured more than 80 others in the Ukrainian city of Sumy on Sunday, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, marking one of the deadliest single attacks on the country this year.
A Russian ballistic missile strike killed at least 31 people and injured more than 80 others in the Ukrainian city of Sumy on Sunday, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, marking one of the deadliest single attacks on the country this year.
The strike came amid rising tensions between Moscow and Kyiv, as both sides accuse each other of violating a tentative U.S.-brokered moratorium on attacks targeting energy infrastructure, while diplomatic efforts led by the U.S. have yielded few results.
Zelenskyy condemned the latest attack and accused Russia of “taking the lives of ordinary people,” noting that the strike occurred on Palm Sunday as people attended church services.
Rescuers at the site of a missile attack in Sumy in northeastern Ukraine.Handout / AFP - Getty Images“Russian missiles hit an ordinary city street, ordinary life, residential buildings,” he posted on X. “Only filthy scum can act like this.”
Handout footage released by the Ukrainian government and verified by NBC News showed the moment one missile struck with a blinding flash of light before a colossal plume of smoke emerged in the distance.
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