„Enemy missiles 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,“ President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on his Telegram channel after the attack
Archiv: Sumy (city)
Krieg gegen die Ukraine: Mehr als 20 Tote bei Angriff auf Sumy
Viele seien zudem mitten auf der Straße, in Autos und öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln sowie in Häusern verletzt worden, teilte er bei Telegram mit. Auf Bildern waren leblose Körper auf den Straßen, brennende Autos und schwere Verwüstungen zu sehen.
Nach Polizei-Angaben gab es mindestens 83 Verletzte, darunter sieben Kinder.
Russian strike kills at least 31, injures over 80 in Sumy on Palm Sunday
(today)
At the time of publication, 31 people were killed in the attack, including two children, and at least 84 were injured, including 10 children, Ukraine’s Emergency Services reported.
Ukraine’s Air Force warned of a ballistic missile threat in Sumy Oblast at 10:17 am. By 10:52 am, Kobzar announced that the city had been hit with “many dead” as a result of a missile strike.
Ukraine needs ten Patriot air defense systems – Zelenskyy
(April 11, 2025)
“Today, I’m speaking to you from Kryvyi Rih. This city lives under almost constant air alerts – because of drones or Russian missiles … Our people, our children – are under attacks in many-many cities and villages. Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih, Nikopol, Poltava, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhia, Sumy, Kharkiv, Odesa, Chernihiv, and many others. They all need protection from Russian missiles. You know that Ukraine has a shortage of air defense systems. You know that Patriot systems can effectively protect against ballistic threats,” Zelenskyy said, speaking at the meeting.