Russian missile attack on Ukrainian city of Sumy leaves more than 30 dead and a hundred injured

A Russian attack with missiles this Sunday to the city of Sumy, in Ukraine, caused death to about 34 people and wounded more than 100, including several children, the Ukrainian authorities reported.

The images shared by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine reveal great devastation in streets and buildings of the city. The attack surprised the civilian population in the midst of Christian celebrations for Ramos Sunday, which begins Holy Week.

The first missile, said President VolodyMyr Zelenskyy in a video statement, hit a building from the University of Sumy. The second exploded just on a street, in the heart of the city.

Among the injured, said Zelenskyy, there is a baby of a few months old. Doctors and emergency personnel, he said, work tirelessly to save the lives of those affected.

«The world must respond firmly,» said the Ukrainian president.

The Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Andrii Sybiha, described what happened as «war crime.» «Speaking such an attack on an important Christian holiday is a real evil,» he said.

Sybiha criticized Russia for rejecting the American proposal of Alto El Fuego, and called to intensify the pressure on Moscow. «Force is the only language they understand, and the only way to put an end to horrifying terrorism,» he said.

The US government, meanwhile, stressed the urgency of ending the wanted.

«The United States expresses its most sincere condolences to the victims of the terrible attack with Russian missiles occurred today in Sumy,» said Sunday in A statement To the press the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio.

«This is a tragic reminder of why President Trump and his administration dedicate so much time and effort to try to end this war and achieve a fair and lasting peace,» he said.

The bombardment occurred after the US envoy, Steve Witkoff, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg on Friday.

The Kremlin said the meeting lasted more than four hours and focused on «aspects of a solution for Ukraine.» The Russian special envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, said the meeting was productive, according to A report of the British BBC chain.