A Russian strike on the city center of Sumy, Ukraine, kills 21.

A Russian ballistic missile advance on Ukraine’s northeastern burghal of Sumy dead at atomic 21 bodies and blood-soaked 83 on Palm Sunday, Kyiv said, in addition baleful advance on civilians that came afterwards a top US official travelled to Russia.

Sumy lies abutting to the Russian bound and has appear beneath accretion advance for weeks.

The bang hit Sumy’s burghal centre two canicule afterwards US agent Steve Witkoff met with Russian baton Vladimir Putin and admitting US President Donald Trump advancement Moscow to end the war.

“Russia hit the burghal centre with ballistic missiles. Appropriate back there were abounding bodies on the street,” Ukraine’s accompaniment emergency account said.

“People were afflicted appropriate in the average of the street, in cars, accessible transport, and in houses,” emergency casework said as accomplishment operations were ongoing.

“According to basic data, 21 bodies accept been killed.”

The autogenous admiral said 83 people, including seven children, were blood-soaked in the strike.

Ukrainian baton Volodymyr Zelensky alleged for a “strong response” from Europe and the US.

“Enemy missiles hit an accustomed burghal street, an accustomed life: houses, educational institutions, cars on the street,” he said on amusing media.

“And this is on a day back bodies go to church: Palm Sunday, the barbecue of the Lord’s Entry into Jerusalem.”

He added: “Only bastards can do this.”

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