At least 32 killed in Russian rocket attack on Ukrainian city of Sumi – World

In the earlier report, 24 people were killed.

Two ballistic missiles hit the city center around 10.15 when people gathered to celebrate the church holiday of the flower, officials reported.

« Russia was shooting down the city center of ballistic rockets, just the moment there were many people in the street, » the Ukrainian rescue service on social networks wrote.

According to this source, the last balance at 14.00 local time was 32 dead, including two children, and 84 injured, including ten children.

« People were affected in the middle of the street, in the car, public transport, houses, » an urgent service reported that rescue operations continue. ;

Local authorities Summia published body footage on the streets and people running to prone, the car in flame and wound civilians on earth.

« This bright day, our community suffered a terrible tragedy. Unfortunately we already know about more than 20 dead, » said the position of Mayor Artem Kobzar in a statement published through social networks.

Ukrainian President Volodimir Greenski confirmed that the rescue operation was ongoing and that dozens of people were killed in a rocket attack. ; Green asked the global response to this attack, and the pressure on Russia to crank that war. « Negotiations never interrupted the ballistic rockets and the attitude towards Russia deserved, » green said. He accused his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that he ignored the American proposal for a complete and unconditional ceasefire.

Through social networks, the head of Ukrainian military intelligence (Gur), Kirilo Budanov, said Russia used « two ballistic missiles of Igusander-M / KN-223.

He accused 112 and 448. Russia’s racket brigade called that strikes called to punish, as « war criminals », and those who give orders and those who launch rockets.

The attack followed only the day after Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers accused each other for violating the agreement reached with the mediation of the United States, on pausing attacks on energy infrastructure.

Foreign Ministers The two countries spoke at separate events at the Diplomatic Forum in Antalya, in Turkey, a day after the American envoy Steve Vitkof met with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The attack took place two days after the meeting in Stiva Vitkof and Russian President Vladimir Putin. And despite the dissatisfaction that the American president Donald Tramp was expressed in public this month according to Moscow because she bombards Ukraine « like crazy ».

Russia attacks Ukraine without stopping in recent weeks and in addition to the pressures of the US President Donald Tramp to Conflict End.

In the early April, 18 people were killed in a Russian attack on the central city, including nine children, which shocked the whole country.

Sumi is close to the Russian border and suffer growing military pressure since Moscow has suppressed a large part of Ukrainian troops from the adjacent Russian field Kursk.

So far, that city has been spared intensive combat such as those in Donetsk area, but Kiev welcomes Moscow to launch the offensive.