Tanya Fiona
April 15, 2025
Of course, yesterday, many foreign media outlets and journalists reported on the deadly attack on Sumy. This was a war crime, and it happened on Palm Sunday.
I remember the ballistic threats in Kyiv and across all of Ukraine — and during that same time, Russia struck the central area of Sumy. Initially, reports mentioned around 20 deaths, but by the end of the day, the number rose to 30, and even 34.
We’ve been hearing ballistic threats constantly over the past several days. I remember even just last week — despite the drone attacks — there were always ballistic threats too, and it’s very difficult to live through.
We just went through the ballistic attack on Kryvyi Rih, where many people were killed — including children — simply playing in a yard. And then on Palm Sunday, we were all emotionally shaken by the attack on Sumy.
And you know what? No matter what Putin does to Ukraine, there will still be leaders willing to talk to him — despite everything. That’s the real tragedy.
The problem is, somehow, Putin has gone from being isolated to being included in negotiations again. Leaders keep engaging with him, as if things are normal.
But what is this “relative normalcy”? How can that even be a thing, after everything that’s happened?
Also, as we know, on Friday, Steve Witkoff visited St. Petersburg to meet and speak with Putin — but there’s still no information about the outcome of that meeting.
On the same day, a Ukrainian delegation went to Washington to discuss rare earth minerals deals, but so far, I don’t see any concrete results from that either.
I also have to mention the topic of peacekeepers. Europe seems to be open to the idea, but only if they have protection from the U.S. And the U.S. position on this is still unclear — so it remains a big question.
Of course, Ukraine is also carrying out drone attacks on Russia — but we only target military sites. Because the only language Russia understands is the language of power, pressure, and sanctions. They don’t respond to reason or diplomacy.
They are evil. They are not Christians — not in spirit, not in action. What kind of people kill innocent civilians and, on the very same day, celebrate Palm Sunday and prepare for Easter?
They are not true followers of Orthodox Christianity. They are hypocrites. They are evil.
Russian propaganda claims they targeted military personnel in the center of Sumy — but if you look at the photos and videos, there were no soldiers there. None. Just civilians.
In Ukrainian society, there’s been talk that maybe the 117th Brigade was planning some kind of meeting there for congratulations or awards — but most of us believe that’s fake. It sounds like disinformation planted to help Russians justify their terror.
Because what they’re really doing is openly killing civilians in residential areas. They keep attacking, they keep killing — and to cover it up, they pretend it’s about defeating or “demilitarizing” Ukrainian forces.
But this was just the center of the city. Just a peaceful place where people were out on a Sunday morning — others just walking around. And the Russians brutally killed them.
It’s the same thing they did in Kryvyi Rih. We all remember how Russia launched a ballistic missile at a children’s playground — right next to a restaurant. And again, they claimed it was a meeting place for NATO members or some military personnel.
They always try to justify their attacks by saying they’re targeting the military.
Remember the ballistic missile attack on Okhmatdyt Hospital? They also claimed there were soldiers there. But it’s all lies. This is pure propaganda — and sadly, many people still believe it.
But we’re living in the age of social media. You can find the truth. You can see the faces of the real people who died — families, children, innocent lives. There were no military targets there.
The only thing Russia wants is Ukraine’s capitulation — on their terms.
Our army is holding the front lines, keeping Russian forces from getting closer to our cities. But that doesn’t stop Putin from launching rockets, randomly killing civilians, and targeting playgrounds, restaurants, and peaceful neighborhoods.
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Trump justified russia’s strike on Sumy, saying that they’ve made a mistake. I watched several times and couldn’t find even a single f..ck given about this massacre by this individual, sorry.
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Hans Petter Midttun
Nonresident fellow hos Centre of Defence Strategies
The Norwegian National Defence College Centre of Defence Strategies
Norway
I was told they made a mistake, Trump said. Really? A mistake?
On 13 April, Russia launched 2 ballistic missiles against Sumy City. The second ballistic missile was filled with fragmentation elements and exploded in the air to inflict maximum damage on people on the streets of the city. According to preliminary findings, most of the civilians were killed by these munitions.
The explosions occurred in an area where residential buildings, educational institutions and shops are located. “The enemy missiles hit an ordinary city street, an ordinary life: houses, educational institutions, cars on the street,” said President Zelenskyy. “And this is on the day when people go to church: Palm Sunday, the feast of the Lord’s Entry into Jerusalem.”
As of the morning of 14 April, the number of people injured in the Russian missile strike has risen to 119, including 15 children. Thirty-four people were killed, including two children.
“I think it was terrible. And I was told they made a mistake. But I think it’s a horrible thing,” President Trump said.
A mistake? Really?
No one fires two ballistic missiles filled with cluster munitions at a city centre by mistake. Massively striking civilians is not an error; It is a war crime. A crime against humanity.
It is no more a “mistake” than Russia’s unjustified and unprovoked full-scale invasion of Ukraine; its massive destruction of its energy sector, including power generation, transmission, distribution infrastructure, and district heating; or its deliberate destruction of housing (13% of all housing stock, affecting more than 2.5 million households), transport, commerce and industry, health and education ($176 billion in direct damage).
It is no more a “mistake” than Russia’s atrocities, including war crimes, crimes against humanity, the execution of prisoners of war, the deliberate targeting of civilians by FPV drones, torture and mistreatment.
The missile strikes against Sumy are a part of Russia’s attempt to eradicate the Ukrainian state, nation, history, culture and language. It is terror.
Trump’s attempt to excuse terror as “mistakes” is, unfortunately, in line with his policy of realigning US values and principles with those of Russia. This is demonstrated in his so-called peace plan, which, after all, is a blueprint for Russian victory over Ukraine and the West.
For the second month in a row, Russia has refused to accept the US proposal for a full ceasefire, which Ukraine unconditionally accepted on March 11.
Trump response to Russia’s war of aggression has been to slap tariffs on Ukraine but not Russia, putting pressure on Ukraine to concede territory and hold elections, and trying to force Ukraine to give the US control over its natural resources and critical infrastructure while refusing to provide security guarantees and donate more defence aid than what Biden authorised before 20 January.
Calling terror a “mistake” means consenting to Russian atrocities.
Political cartoon: Ella Baron
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Comment from :
Robert C.
Oh mighty tariff orange one… Several children died in that Russia murder “mistake ” .
Just to add context : Guided Bombs & Missiles: Beginning before dawn, Russian tactical aviation launched multiple sorties using precision-guided munitions, including KAB-500 and KAB-1500 air-dropped bombs. These munitions are typically deployed from advanced Russian fighter-bombers such as the Su-34 Fullback, which were reported active near the Sumy airspace. The use of guided bombs—designed for pinpoint strikes—underscores the intent to destroy specific civilian infrastructure. At least five distinct impacts were recorded on residential sectors, indicating a broad targeting zone.
Ballistic Missile Threat: Between 09:13 and 12:25, air raid alerts were issued across the Sumy region due to the detection of incoming high-speed projectiles from launch sites in Kursk Oblast, Russia. Ukrainian military analysts believe these were short-range ballistic missiles, most likely of the Iskander-M class, which can carry both conventional and cluster warheads. These missiles, known for their low trajectory and high velocity, provided minimal warning time for civilians to reach shelter.
Full report:
The President of the United States IS a mistake, Russia bombing civilians in Ukraine was deliberate! If America doesn’t soon start showing that they understand what Russia is up to Europe needs to refuse to accept any sort of Peace treaty that Russia and America agree!!
OS :
“I watched several times and couldn’t find even a single f..ck given about this massacre by this individual…”
Says it all.
Every time that the putinaZis murder children, they always have some bullshit propaganda about “military targets.” Krasnov always buys it.
Ukrainians now know for certain what we have known all along : the bastard hates Ukraine with a passion.
The orange crook is a mafia asset. Whoever doesn’t see it has a skull as empty as the inside of a basketball.