The Russian attack on Sumi in Ukraine kills and wounds dozens

Two Russian ballistic missiles in the loud city center in northeastern Ukraine criticized on Sunday morning, killing at least 32 people in what appeared to be the most bloody attack against civilians this year.

The middle strike on the city of Sumi was the latest in a series of intense Russian attacks on urban centers in Ukraine, which caused heavy civilian victims despite the Trump administration to a ceasefire.

Officials said the city center was crowded with civilians who enjoyed an entertainment Sunday, a Christian celebration in Ukraine, when the missiles were hit. Biomas was converted into scenes from the massacre: a video of the affiliated bodies and blood that puts cars without mobility, burned cars and debris covering the road while screaming and warnings of the sirens were in the background.

Two children were among the dead and at least 99 people were injured Emergency services in Ukraine.

“People were harmed in the middle of the street – in cars, in public transport, in their homes,” the Minister of the Interior, IHOR KlyMenko, Sorry for social media.

The strikes came a little more than a week A Russian missile was struck near a stadium in the center of Kreifi Rie19 people, including nine children. In this attack and in the attack on Sunday, according to Ukrainian officials, Russia used ballistic missiles, which travel at high speeds, making it very difficult to overthrow.

In general, civilian deaths have increased since the ceasefire had begun in the United States in March. United Nations He said Last week, 164 civilians were killed in Ukraine last month, an increase of 50 percent from February and 70 percent more than the same period in the previous year.

“The attack on Sumi showed that Moscow had no real interest in the ceasefire despite the Trump administration’s efforts to the mediator.”

And Mr. Zellinski said in a The message was published on Telegram. “Russia seeks exactly this type of terrorism and the war comes out.”

Both Russia and Ukraine have pledged to stop the attacks on energy infrastructure, Just accuse each other Of violations. Kyiv and Moscow also agreed to a The ceasefire on the Black SeaBut the deal did not come into effect. Russia also refused a 30 -day full ceasefire that accepted Ukraine at the request of the United States.

“Russia has only escalated its attacks on Ukrainian civilian things and increased missile terrorism, including strikes on energy facilities.”

“This is Russia’s response to all peace proposals,” Mr. Sibha told government news agency. Ukrine. “They are late, manipulated and play with their partners to continue the aggression.”

Ukraine Allies He repeated those feelings on Sunday, as it seemed a coordinated response to condemning the strike on Sumi.

“Everyone knows: This war started by Russia alone. Today, it is clear that Russia alone chooses to continue this – with a flagrant disregard for human life, international law, and the diplomatic efforts of President Trump,” President Emmanuel Macron of France He said On social media.

There was no immediate comment from the Russian army about the attack on Sumi, which is only 18 miles from the Russian border. Before the war, the city was home to about 250,000 people. Since then it has become a shelter for Ukrainian civilians who flee villages and towns along the Russian border to escape the bombing and potential attacks.

Sumi and its surrounding area were regularly in a Russian attack over the past year, especially since Ukraine used the region as a border attack base in the neighboring Korsk region in Russia. Moscow forces pushed most of the Ukrainian forces from Kursk this yearBut Kyiv has to caution Russia is preparing for Pay to the Sumi area And the opening of a new front in the war.

Valeria Voroninko, a 24 -year -old Sumi resident, rushed to the place of strike on Sunday. She said that she had seen a woman about her, looking for her mother, and another holding a crying child – with blood stained faces.

“The whole atmosphere – people scream, cry,” she said. “It was chaos.”

Ms. Foreuninko said that the local population used to the attacks and parks of the Russian drone flying over it, but on Sunday the “worst tragedy” attack witnessed the city over three years of war.

She said, “We hope for negotiations,” for the end of everything. “