Russians launch missile strike on Sumy: over 20 dead reported (photos, video)

According to media reports, a child was also injured in the attack.

On April 13, Russian occupiers launched a missile strike on Sumy . There were many casualties as a result of the attack. This was reported by the acting mayor of Sumy, secretary of the Sumy City Council, Artem Kobzar .

“Today, there are many dead as a result of a missile strike… The enemy has again struck the civilian population,” the official wrote.

According to “Suspilne” , a child was injured as a result of the Russian attack. Damage to buildings is also reported.

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At the same time, the head of the Center for Countering Disinformation of the National Security and Defense Council Andriy Kovalenko wrote that the Russians deliberately fired missiles on civilians in Sumy on Palm Sunday so that there would be many victims.

“And this is after Witkoff’s visit to Moscow to see Putin. The previous time Kryvyi Rih, when many children died, was hit after Dmitriev’s visit to Washington, who also met with Witkoff. Russia builds all its so-called diplomacy and racket around strikes on civilians,” he noted.

Updated 11:31 . The Sumy City Council reported that the enemy attacked the city’s civilian infrastructure.

“As a result of the missile strike in Sumy, there are dead and injured people, residential and non-residential buildings have been damaged. A headquarters is being deployed to eliminate the consequences of the emergency situation,” the message added.

Consequences of Russian shelling in Sumy / photo Sumy City Council

Updated 11:36 . Artem Kobzar clarified that more than 20 deaths are already known due to Russian shelling.

Updated 11:51 . Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko reported that according to preliminary data, 21 people were killed, and at least 20 were injured.

“From the first minutes, rescuers and police arrived at the scene of the accident. Many victims. According to preliminary data, 21 people were killed and at least 20 more were injured at this moment. People were injured right in the middle of the street, in cars, public transport, in houses,” he wrote.

According to him, a headquarters is currently being set up in the city to receive applications and provide assistance to victims.

“Psychologists from the State Emergency Service and the police are working with the victims. Investigators and forensic experts are at the scene of the attacks – collecting evidence and documenting the brutal war crime of the Russian Federation against the civilian population,” Klymenko added.

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