Russian missiles struck the Ukrainian city of Sumi while the Palm Sunday celebrations were ongoing

Russian missiles hit the heart of the northeastern city of Sumi, where people were gathering to celebrate Sunday palm. At least 34 people were killed in the second attack on a large scale in Ukraine to demand a civilian life more than a week ago.

The officials said that the ballistic missiles reach about 10:15 am local time. The photos from the scene showed lines of black body bags on the side of the road, while more bodies wrapped in foil blankets were seen between debris.

The government emergency service in Ukraine said in a statement that the dead included two children. About 117 people, including 15 children.

“Only a dirty scum can behave this way – taking ordinary people’s lives,” said Ukrainian President Folodimir Zellinski. In a statement on social media, he said that the first strike hit the buildings that belong to the city of Medina, while the second exploded over the street level.

Andrei Yermak, head of the Ukrainian president’s office, said the strike also used cluster munitions in an attempt to kill the largest possible people. The Associated Press was unable to verify the claim.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered condolences to the victims of “the terrifying Russian missile attack on Sumi.”

“This is a tragic reminder, why President Trump puts a lot of time and effort to try to end this war and achieve a just and lasting peace,” he said.

Retired Lieutenant General Keith Kelog, Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine and Russia, said that Sumi’s attack was “any line of decency” and that the White House remained committed to ending the conflict.

“There are dozens of civilian dead and wounded. As a former military leader, I understand targeting, and this is a mistake. This is why President Trump is working hard to end this war,” he said.

The attack on Sumi followed a deadly missile strike on April 4 On the hometown of Zelenskyy from Kryvyi Rih At least 19 people were killed, including nine children.

Zelenskyy called for a global response to the attack.

“The talks have never stopped with ballistic missiles and air bombs. What is required is a position towards Russia that a terrorist deserves,” he said.

Local state governor Olexander Brocodine said two other women between the ages of 62 and 68 and a 48 -year -old man who were killed in Russian attacks on the Jeuceon area. The governor of the state, Vadim Villachkin, said another person was killed during the Russian bombing in the Donetsk region of Ukraine.

The mayor of the Ukrainian city of Kharkif, ihor Terekhov, said that a Russian strike hit one of the city’s kindergarten, destroying windows and destroying the facade of the building. No victims were reported.

The strikes come a day after Russia and Ukraine Senior diplomats They accused each other of violating an intermediate initial deal in the United States to stop the strikes on the energy infrastructure, which confirms the challenges of negotiating the end. Three years war.

The ministers of the outlaws in the two countries spoke in separate events at the annual Antalya Diplomatic Forum after a day after that United States envoy Steve Whitkov Russian President Vladimir Putin met to discuss peace prospects.

“The Ukrainians have attacked us from the beginning, every day that passes, perhaps with two or three exceptions,” said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. “

His Ukrainian counterpart, Andrei Sibha, cleared this claim, saying on Saturday that Russia had launched nearly 70 missiles, more than 2,200 drones, and more than 6000 air bombs directed in Ukraine, most of them in civilians “since they agreed to the limited stopping of strikes.