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A bus was burnt out, charred trees had fallen, and several cars were on fire. A woman crouched down and hugged one of the dead.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018On this bright day of Palm Sunday, our community suffered a terrible tragedy\u2019, the city\u2019s mayor Artem Kobzar said in a statement on Telegram.<\/p>\n<p>President Zelensky\u2019s words were harsher: \u2018Only a scoundrel can act like this.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine\u2019s allies have condemned the attack. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was \u2018appalled\u2019. French President Emmanuel Macron called it a \u2018blatant disregard for human lives\u2019. Germany\u2019s incoming Chancellor accused Russia of a war crime.<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump called it a \u2018mistake\u2019. His special envoy to Ukraine Keith Kellogg said the attack crossed \u2018any line of decency\u2019, and Trump did concede it was a \u2018horrible thing\u2019.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"432\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22899880 lazyload\" alt=\"Firefighters work at the site of a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in central Sumy, Ukraine April 13, 2025. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine\/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. 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Millions of people are dead that should be alive. Cities are being destroyed all over Ukraine, the culture is gone, or certainly very severely hurt.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The chapels, the churches, the spirals, all of the things that they had in Ukraine were among the most beautiful anywhere in the world. Most of them are knocked down and blown up into a million pieces.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Sumy was one of those cities famous for its white churches and spires. Videos from Sunday show pedestrians scrambling for cover when a missile \u2013 believed to be an Iskander-M \u2013 landed with a loud bang.<\/p>\n<p>It was followed by the sound of shattered glass, falling rubble and car alarms mixed with sirens.<\/p>\n<p>Afterwards, medics could be seen tending to bloodied survivors while thick black smoke billowed from the blown up bus.<\/p>\n<p>The facade of a nearby university building appears to have been destroyed in one of the explosions.<\/p>\n<p>President Volodymyr Zelensky said: \u2018Enemy missiles hit an ordinary city street, ordinary life: houses, educational institutions, cars on the street.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018And this is on a day when people go to church: Palm Sunday, the feast of the Lord\u2019s Entry into Jerusalem.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u2018Only a scoundrel can act like this.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"430\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22899951 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/softnary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_247397650-5299.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Survivors were evacuated from the bus after it was hit (Picture: Sumy Regional Prosecutor\u2019s Office\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The strikes come the day after Russia and Ukraine\u2019 top diplomats accused each other of violating an agreement to pause strikes on energy infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Both countries had agreed to a tentative US-brokered 30-day ceasefire last month, before both alleging immediate breaches by the other side.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The Ukrainians have been attacking us from the very beginning, every passing day, maybe with two or three exceptions\u2019, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.<\/p>\n<p>US President Donald Trump, meanwhile, thinks the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/04\/03\/putin-ignores-trumps-call-peace-strikes-zelenskys-hometown-22842577\/\">peace talks<\/a> \u2018might be going OK\u2019, despite his frustrations with Russia.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, he said: \u2018There\u2019s a point at which you just have to either put up or shut up and we\u2019ll see what happens, but I think it\u2019s going fine.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"432\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22899879 lazyload\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/softnary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_247395560-a8df.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Ukraine accused Russia of terrorism (Picture: Ukrainian Emergency Service\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer joined other European leaders in condemning the Russian attack in Sumy.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u2018I\u2019m appalled at Russia\u2019s horrific attacks on civilians in Sumy and my thoughts are with the victims and their loved ones at this tragic time.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018President Zelenskyy has shown his commitment to peace. Putin must now agree to a full and immediate ceasefire without conditions.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>For Zelensky, this latest attack is proof that Russia \u2013 which invaded Ukraine \u2013 is not interested in peace.<\/p>\n<p>Just last week, a Russian missile killed 20 people, including nine children, when it <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/04\/05\/nine-children-dead-missile-strike-playground-zelenskys-hometown-22856778\/?ico=more_text_links\">hit a playground in Zelensky\u2019s own hometown<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Today, he said: \u2018A tough reaction from the world is needed. The United States, Europe, everyone in the world who wants an end to this war and murders.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Russia wants exactly this kind of terror and is dragging out this war. Without pressure on the aggressor, peace is impossible.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Talks have never stopped ballistic missiles and air bombs. We need the kind of attitude towards Russia that a terrorist deserves.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"474\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22897617 lazyload\" alt=\"Ukraine could be partitioned 'almost like Berlin after World War Two'\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/softnary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_247271608-fdf1.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>A partition plan proposed by Trump\u2019s envoy to Ukraine, Keith Kellogg (Picture: Metro)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Russia accused Ukraine of launching attacks on energy infrastructure on the other side of the border in Belgorod twice in the last day.<\/p>\n<p>French President Emmanuel Macron said: \u2018Everyone knows: this war was initiated by Russia alone. And today, it is clear that Russia alone chooses to continue it \u2014 with blatant disregard for human lives, international law, and the diplomatic efforts of President Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Strong measures are needed to impose a ceasefire on Russia. France is working tirelessly toward this goal, alongside its partners.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018To the victims, the wounded, and all of Ukraine that continues to resist: our solidarity, our respect, our unwavering commitment.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>France and the UK have been weighing up plans to send their own troops as a <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/03\/26\/macron-warns-proposed-peacekeeping-force-could-respond-if-attacked-by-russia-22799668\/\">peacekeeping force<\/a> to Ukraine in attempt to preserve any ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s envoy to Ukraine \u2013 Keith Kellogg \u2013 suggested the country could be <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/04\/12\/trump-envoy-suggests-ukraine-carved-like-berlin-world-war-ii-22897408\/\">divided <\/a>\u2019almost like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/berlin\/\">Berlin<\/a>\u00a0after\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/world-war-two\/\">World War\u00a0<\/a>II\u2019 as part of a deal to end <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/russia\/\">Russia<\/a>\u2019s full-scale invasion.<\/p>\n<p>It would involve British and French troops stationed in a western zone up to the banks of the River Dnipro, a Ukrainian zone in the country\u2019s northeast, and continuing Russian occupation in the southeast and Crimea, with an 18-mile demilitarised zone.<\/p>\n<p>Kellogg said: \u2018Are there going to be violations? Probably, because there always are. But your ability to monitor that is easy.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong><strong><strong>Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:webnews@metro.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">webnews@metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this, <\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>check our news page<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{“@context”:”https:\/\/schema.org”,”@type”:”VideoObject”,”name”:”Metro.co.uk”,”duration”:”T50S”,”thumbnailUrl”:”https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/04\/13\/10\/97221087-0-image-a-163_1744536061811.jpg”,”uploadDate”:”2025-04-13T10:21:00+0100″,”description”:”Dozens were killed when ballistic missiles struck the heart of the Ukranian city as local people gathered to celebrate Palm Sunday.”,”contentUrl”:”https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2025\/04\/13\/6924553900140115885\/480x270_MP4_6924553900140115885.mp4″,”height”:270,”width”:480} To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page window.addEventListener(‘metroVideo:relatedVideosCarouselLoaded’, function(data) { if (typeof(data.detail) === ‘undefined’ || typeof(data.detail.carousel) === […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":300,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-russia-ukraine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2100"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2100\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2106,"href":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2100\/revisions\/2106"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}