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Yahoo
17-04-2025
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"Heroes among us": Ukrainian teen receives award for rescuing bus passengers after Russian missile strike on Sumy
Sumy City Council has honoured 13-year-old Kyrylo Illiashenko, who rescued people from a burning bus following the recent Russian missile strike on the city. Source: Sumy Acting Mayor Artem Kobzar Details: Kyrylo received the Sumy City Council's third-class award For Services to the City. He was also given a voucher for a two-week holiday at a children's camp in Bulgaria. "Heroes among us!" Kobzar wrote. Background: On 13 April, Russian forces launched ballistic missiles on the centre of Sumy. The attack killed at least 35 people, including 2 children. Over 119 civilians were injured. At the time of the missile strike, Kyrylo and his mother were on a bus on their way to training. The explosion caused a fire onboard and the doors became jammed. But Kyrylo kept calm as he climbed out through a window and began helping other passengers escape the burning bus. The boy was injured in the attack: three pieces of shrapnel struck his head. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
14-04-2025
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Teenager escapes burning bus, rescues others after deadly Russian strike in Sumy
A 13-year-old boy escaped from a burning bus and helped others to safety following a Russian missile strike that killed at least 34 people in the northeastern city of Sumy on Palm Sunday on April 13, local news outlet Kordon Media reported. Kyrylo Illiashenko and his mother were on a city bus when it was struck and caught fire after the attack. With the doors jammed shut, Kyrylo climbed out through a shattered window and pulled other surviving passengers from the wreckage, the outlet reported, citing Sumy's acting mayor, Artem Kobzar. The boy suffered shrapnel wounds to the head. Doctors have already removed one fragment, and he remains under medical supervision. His mother, Maryna, sustained facial injuries from broken glass and has since been discharged, Kordon Media wrote. The attack on April 13 marked one of the deadliest in Sumy since the start of the war. According to Ukraine's State Emergency Service, the Russian ballistic missile strike killed 34 people, including two children, and injured at least 117 others. President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the attack as a deliberate strike on civilians, saying it targeted "ordinary life: houses, educational institutions, cars on the street." The strike occurred as many Ukrainians were attending Palm Sunday church services. Despite Kyiv's support for the U.S. offer of a 30-day ceasefire, Moscow has refused and continues to target civilian areas. Videos from the aftermath in Sumy show destroyed vehicles, including a burning car and a severely damaged bus, on a city street strewn with bodies. Read also: 'Everything was black' — Russia strikes downtown Sumy filled with people on Palm Sunday, killing dozens We've been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.
Yahoo
14-04-2025
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Thirteen-year-old boy escaped burning bus and saved others after Russian strike on Sumy
Thirteen-year-old Kyrylo Illiashenko escaped from a burning bus after a Russian missile strike on the city of Sumy and helped others to escape. Source: news outlet; Sumy Secondary School No. 4 after Hero of Ukraine Oleksandr Anishchenko Details: As reported by local news outlet, a bus caught fire after the Russian strike on Sumy on the morning of 13 April. Thirteen-year-old Kyrylo Illiashenko and his mother were inside. The doors were blocked. The boy escaped from the burning bus through a broken window and helped save other passengers who were still alive. Acting Sumy Mayor Artem Kobzar said Kyrylo had sustained injuries – three fragments hit his head. Doctors have managed to remove one of them. The boy is currently under medical supervision. As Kyrylo's mother Maryna reported, he is still to undergo further medical examinations. The woman's face was cut by glass, but there is no threat to her health and she has been discharged home. Kyrylo is in Year 8 at Sumy School No. 4 and is also a student at the Fakel Youth Sports School, where he trains in freestyle wrestling. Most of the bus passengers and the driver were killed in the attack. Kyrylo Illiashenko Photo: Sumy Secondary School No. 4 As reported by Sumy School No. 4, the bus doors were blocked when the explosion occurred. Many people were killed or injured instantly. Despite having shrapnel wounds to the head, Kyrylo broke the glass with a blow, jumped out and unblocked the front door, saving the people nearby. Background: On the morning of 13 April, the Russians conducted two ballistic strikes on the centre of Sumy. As of 18:00 on 13 April, it was known that 34 people had been killed in the attack, including two children. Another 117 people, including 15 children, were injured. The high number of fatalities and injuries in the missile attack was caused by a second Russian ballistic strike. As of Sunday evening, of the 117 people injured in the morning Russian strikes on Sumy, 68 were in medical facilities, eight of whom were in a critical condition. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
