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https://abcnews.go.com/International/russian-missile-strike-ukraines-sumy- kills-mayor/story?id=120759230
LONDON -- A Russian ballistic missile strike on the northeastern Ukrainian
city of Sumy killed at least 34 people on Sunday morning, emergency
services said, as many there celebrated Palm Sunday.
"The enemy struck the civilian population again," acting Mayor Artem
Kobzar wrote on Telegram. Ukraine's State Emergency Service said that at
least 34 people -- including two children -- were confirmed killed, with
117 others injured, including 15 children. Two missiles struck the center
of the city, authorities said.
A day after the massive attack, President Donald Trump repeated familiar talking points blaming Ukraine for Russia's invasion and claimed his predecessor and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy "did an absolutely horrible job in allowing this travesty to begin."
"The War between Russia and Ukraine is Biden's war, not mine," he said in
a post on Truth Social on Monday, echoing remarks he made to reporters on Sunday. "I just got here, and for four years during my term, had no
problem in preventing it from happening."
Trump added that Russian President Vladimir Putin "respected" him, and
said he is "working diligently to get the death and destruction to stop"
though he did not directly mention the current peace negotiations.
He continued to falsely blame Ukraine for starting the war in remarks to reporters on Monday.
"Listen, when you start a war, you gotta know that you can win the war,
right? You don't start a war against somebody that's 20 times your size,"
he said, even though Russia invaded Ukraine without provocation.
The Sumy City Council said the strike hit multiple buildings, including residential ones. "On this bright day of Palm Sunday, our community
suffered a terrible tragedy," Kobzar wrote.
Andriy Yermak, the head of Ukraine's presidential office, said the
missiles used cluster munitions, which spray smaller sub-munitions over
the target area. "A cluster munition missile is something the Russians do
to kill as many civilians as possible," Yermak wrote on Telegram. "The
strike on the city of Sumy is a deliberate shelling of civilians."
Zelenskyy said on Telegram that the "terrible strike" hit "an ordinary
city street, ordinary life: houses, educational institutions, cars on the street."
"And this is on a day when people go to church: Palm Sunday, the feast of
the lord's entry into Jerusalem," he added. "Only a scoundrel can act like this. Taking the lives of ordinary people. My condolences to the relatives
and friends. A rescue operation is underway now. All necessary services
are working."
"A tough reaction from the world is needed," Zelenskyy wrote. "The United States, Europe, everyone in the world who wants an end to this war and
murders. Russia wants exactly this kind of terror and is dragging out this
war. Without pressure on the aggressor, peace is impossible."
"Talks have never stopped ballistic missiles and air bombs," Zelenskyy
said. "We need the kind of attitude towards Russia that a terrorist
deserves."
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in a statement following the attack
that Russia "strikes exclusively at military and near-military targets," according to a readout from Russian state-owned news agency TASS.
"We are talking about the course of a special military operation, and here
we need to be guided only by the information that our defense agency
gives. You know that we do not comment on the course of the military
operation itself in the administration," he added, according to TASS.
The Russian Defense Ministry said Russian troops "struck two Iskander-M tactical missiles at the meeting venue of the Seversk operational tactical group," killing more than 60 servicemen. It further claimed that Ukraine
is using the public as a "human shield" by "deploying military
installations and holding events with the participation of military
personnel in the center of a densely populated city."
Foreign leaders and officials condemned the strike. Among them was Trump,
who told reporters on Sunday that the attack was "terrible," adding, "I
was told they made a mistake, but I think it's a horrible thing. I think
the whole war is a horrible thing."
French President Emmanuel Macron said in a post to X, "Everyone knows:
this war was initiated by Russia alone. And today, it is clear that Russia alone chooses to continue it -- with blatant disregard for human lives, international law, and the diplomatic efforts of President [Donald]
Trump."
"Strong measures are needed to impose a ceasefire on Russia," Marcon
added. "France is working tirelessly toward this goal, alongside its
partners."
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk described the incident as, "The Russian version of a ceasefire."
Keith Kellogg, Trump's Ukraine envoy, wrote on X that the strike "by
Russian forces on civilian targets in Sumy crosses any line of decency.
There are scores of civilian[s] dead and wounded. As a former military
leader, I understand targeting and this is wrong. It is why President
Trump is working hard to end this war."
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