Devastation in Sumy: Dozens Killed as Russian Missiles Strike City Center

 

A Russian missile strike on the heart of Sumy has left at least 34 people dead and 117 injured, including 15 children, in what Ukrainian officials have condemned as one of the deadliest attacks in recent months. The missiles struck just after 10:00 a.m. local time on Sunday, targeting the area surrounding Sumy State University and its congress center. Ukrainian authorities confirmed that two Iskander-variant ballistic missiles were used in the attack.

This is how Palm/Good Sunday looks like in Sumy, Ukraine. Served by Russian, orthodox terrorists.

I am asking MAGA “Christians” again, are you ok with that?!😡 pic.twitter.com/RpFZougQ9s

— Mario 🇺🇸🇵🇱🇺🇦🇪🇺 (@PawlowskiMario) April 13, 2025

 

Among the casualties were at least two children, and a baby girl born earlier this year was among the injured. President Volodymyr Zelensky described the attack as “hitting right in the heart of the city on Palm Sunday,” calling the perpetrators “completely deranged scum.” In his evening video address, Zelensky added, “Medics are doing everything they can to save as many lives as possible.”

BREAKING: On Palm Sunday, with hundreds walking to Church, Russia struck the city center of Sumy, Ukraine with ballistic missiles. At least:

- 34 dead (2 children)
- 100 injured (15 children)

I’m Waiting on Christian MAGA to speak out against Putin. pic.twitter.com/jN8RuvjNSF

— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) April 13, 2025

 

The images from the scene were harrowing—bloodied bodies scattered across city streets, burning cars, and debris from shattered buildings. According to Ukrainian officials, at least 20 buildings were damaged, including residential apartments, cafés, shops, and four educational institutions. Ten vehicles and several trams were also struck. Moscow has not issued a public statement on the incident.

 

 

Officials in Sumy have alleged that the missiles were loaded with cluster munitions, weapons that are notorious for their indiscriminate impact over wide areas. These munitions reportedly caused severe damage to trees, vehicles, and buildings—further intensifying the destruction and amplifying the human toll.

 

 

One resident, Nataliia, shared her experience with the BBC, saying she had just moved a group of children to a shelter moments before the second missile struck her car. “If we hadn't moved to the shelter on time, we would have been in the car and we would be dead,” she said. Svitlana Smirnova, 51, had attended church earlier that morning and was also forced to seek shelter. “A friend of mine was injured in a bus which was hit here. She is seriously injured, she is in the hospital, was operated on, she is still unconscious. She was riding with her son who was also injured,” she recounted.

 

 

The congress center at the university, a well-known educational space often used for children's classes and community events, was among the buildings hit. Locals described it as a vibrant hub for learning and creativity in the city.

 

 

President Zelensky used the occasion to call for a stronger international response, warning that “talks have never stopped ballistic missiles and air bombs.” He added, “Russia wants exactly this kind of terror and is dragging out this war. Without pressure on the aggressor, peace is impossible.”

 

World leaders swiftly condemned the strike. US special envoy to Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, called the attack “beyond any line of decency,” while UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer described it as “horrific.” Starmer added, “President Zelensky has shown his commitment to peace. President Putin must now agree to a full and immediate ceasefire without conditions – as Ukraine has done.”

 

French President Emmanuel Macron echoed the sentiment, stating that the strikes highlighted the urgent need to enforce a ceasefire. “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 Trump,” Macron said on X.

 

The Sumy attack came just two days after US envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg. According to the Kremlin, their four-hour discussion focused on elements of a Ukrainian settlement. Russian special envoy Kirill Dmitriev described the meeting as “productive,” though the weekend’s events cast a long shadow over any diplomatic optimism.

 

Based on a report by BBC | X  2025-04-14

 

 

It's called escalation. Zelensky keeps blowing up Russian stuff so Putin blows up Ukrainians.

 

Is anyone shocked or surprised?

 

In the real world, people don't play nicely.

4 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

It's called escalation. Zelensky keeps blowing up Russian stuff so Putin blows up Ukrainians.

 

Is anyone shocked or surprised?

 

In the real world, people don't play nicely.

 

Russians are <deleted> for attacking Ukraine. 

2 minutes ago, Mike_Hunt said:

 

Russians are <deleted> for attacking Ukraine. 

Is <deleted> code for winning?

8 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

It's called escalation. Zelensky keeps blowing up Russian stuff so Putin blows up Ukrainians.

 

Is anyone shocked or surprised?

 

In the real world, people don't play nicely.

I'd be shocked anyone could be so unhinged as to think this is Zelenskyy's fault. You really must be trapped in some bizarre locked echo chamber of misinformation or Putin has something on you.

Western propaganda at its finest...  i wonder when Putin will gas hisbown people

3 minutes ago, WorriedNoodle said:

I'd be shocked anyone could be so unhinged as to think this is Zelenskyy's fault. You really must be trapped in some bizarre locked echo chamber of misinformation or Putin has something on you.

Coming from someone who listens to the MSM and couldnt understand it when they were told Ukraine had lost

3 minutes ago, frank83628 said:

Coming from someone who listens to the MSM and couldnt understand it when they were told Ukraine had lost

 

Is that you Franchesko?

3 minutes ago, CallumWK said:

 

Is that you Franchesko?

 I see as per the norm, if someone disagrees with you, or doesn't believe everything they're told in the msm hook, line and sinker... they're in Putins pocket

Ukraine has known for a while now that Russia would be attacking. Why wasn’t the area evacuated? To score political points at the expense of Ukrainian lives? Zelensky, like many others who wants Ukraine to fight to the last Ukrainian, will hopefully rot in hell.

4 minutes ago, Gweiloman said:

Ukraine has known for a while now that Russia would be attacking. Why wasn’t the area evacuated? To score political points at the expense of Ukrainian lives? Zelensky, like many others who wants Ukraine to fight to the last Ukrainian, will hopefully rot in hell.

Lindsey Grahams words exactly

For Putin serial killing of women and children is like a hobby, he gets up in the morning and just looks forward to reports about more mothers getting slaughtered.

 

That's just who he is. 

11 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

For Putin serial killing of women and children is like a hobby, he gets up in the morning and just looks forward to reports about more mothers getting slaughtered.

 

That's just who he is. 

If Biden hasn’t started this proxy war, no one would be getting slaughtered.

35 minutes ago, Gweiloman said:

If Biden hasn’t started this proxy war, no one would be getting slaughtered.

It goes futher than Biden , the war started in 2014 under Obama.

36 minutes ago, FlorC said:

It goes futher than Biden , the war started in 2014 under Obama.

Yes, of course but there wasn’t and wouldn’t have been the loss of lives that we are seeing today.

35 minutes ago, FlorC said:

1 hour ago, Gweiloman said:

If Biden hasn’t started this proxy war, no one would be getting slaughtered.

It goes futher than Biden , the war started in 2014 under Obama.

The amount of nutjobs living in an extremist American political cesspit of hate to generate their everyday thoughts on this forum boggles the imagination as children are being killed by missiles.

1 hour ago, FlorC said:

It goes futher than Biden , the war started in 2014 under Obama.

Yep correctomundo!
And who was his sugar-daddy? Yes, Biden himself.

3 hours ago, frank83628 said:

Western propaganda at its finest...  i wonder when Putin will gas hisbown people

 

2002. It ended up killing Russian hostages.

https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2002-11/russia-uses-opiate-based-gas-militants

2 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

For Putin serial killing of women and children is like a hobby, he gets up in the morning and just looks forward to reports about more mothers getting slaughtered.

 

That's just who he is. 

A day in the life of an evil dictator 

30 minutes ago, Patong2021 said:

 

2002. It ended up killing Russian hostages.

https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2002-11/russia-uses-opiate-based-gas-militants

Yes, that outlet is 100% neutral, especially given their address....🙄

 

4 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Is <deleted> code for winning?

What a stupid thing to say.

1 hour ago, Hamus Yaigh said:

The amount of nutjobs living in an extremist American political cesspit of hate to generate their everyday thoughts on this forum boggles the imagination as children are being killed by missiles.

Its always women, children & hospitals...

59 minutes ago, frank83628 said:

Its always women, children & hospitals...

Yes, that's what the coward in the Kremlin does. I soooo hope he dies (badly) by the sword.

4 hours ago, Gweiloman said:

Ukraine has known for a while now that Russia would be attacking. Why wasn’t the area evacuated? To score political points at the expense of Ukrainian lives? Zelensky, like many others who wants Ukraine to fight to the last Ukrainian, will hopefully rot in hell.

Yet his popularity keeps increasing in Ukraine.

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on Monday he hoped U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration would see that Vladimir Putin was "mocking their goodwill" following Moscow's deadly missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Sumy.

"Ukraine unconditionally agreed to a ceasefire over a month ago. The heinous attacks on Kryvyi Rih and on Sumy is Russia's mocking answer,"

Putin is 'mocking' Trump's goodwill with Ukraine attacks, Poland says

6 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Is <deleted> code for winning?

Ukraine goes after infrastructure.   Russia targets hospitals and civilian areas.    Do you see the difference?  

It's not the first time that Ukarine has gathered AFU award winners in a single place. You would think they had learnt by now that Russian spies are everwhere.

 

https://kyivindependent.com/sumy-governor-organized-military-award-ceremony-on-day-of-russian-mass-attack-official-claims/

 

Artem Semenikhin, the mayor of the Sumy Oblast city Konotop, accused regional Governor Volodymyr Artiukh of planning an awards ceremony for the 117th Brigade in Sumy on April 13 — the same day Russia launched a devastating ballistic missile attack on the city center.

The event posed undue risk to civilians and military personnel, Semenikhin claimed.

7 minutes ago, Mike_Hunt said:

Ukraine goes after infrastructure.   Russia targets hospitals and civilian areas.    Do you see the difference?  

No, the western propaganda machine tells you that to garner public outrage and thus support for retaliation. same as Assad, Hussain, Gaddafi, all the 'enemies of the west' attack civilians, hospitals, churches, schools....and when the US bomb a wedding killing 40+ by accident practiacally nothing is said.

@beautifulthailand99 this topic is clearly not about Gaza, your post has been removed for contravening community guidelines

it's such a shame Ukraine got rid of their nuclear weapons when promised security guarantees by the US and Russia which were a complete lie. 

 

They could have flattened Moscow completely by now had they kept them.