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Yahoo
2 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Russian strike on Sumy on 3 June: death toll rises to five
The death toll from a Russian attack on the city of Sumy on 3 June has risen to five, as an 86-year-old woman with severe injuries has died in hospital. Source: Artem Kobzar, acting Mayor of Sumy and Secretary of Sumy City Council Quote: "With deep sorrow, I report that following the Russian strike on the Sumy hromada on 3 June, the death toll has risen – an 86-year-old woman who sustained severe injuries has died in hospital. Thus, this attack has claimed the lives of five of our fellow citizens." [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.] Background: On 3 June, Russian forces struck central Sumy using a long-range multiple launch rocket system (MLRS). Initially, three people were reported killed and 25 injured, including three children and three adults in a serious condition. Later, a 43-year-old man who had been in a serious condition following the attack also died in hospital, becoming the fourth fatality of the Russian strike. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Health
- Yahoo
Russians strike industrial facility in Sumy, injuring two women
Russian forces hit industrial infrastructure facilities in the city of Sumy on the morning of 2 June, injuring two women. Source: Sumy Oblast Military Administration on Telegram Quote: "At around 10:15, explosions occurred in Sumy. There has been a strike (weapon type is being established) on industrial infrastructure facilities, as well as in a residential area." The aftermath of the attack Photo: Sumy City Council Details: Two women aged 57 and 43 sustained shrapnel wounds and are receiving medical assistance. All relevant emergency services are working at the scene. The aftermath of the attack is being confirmed. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
The Star
16-05-2025
- Politics
- The Star
Peace eludes shattered Sumy
A THICK, roiling cloud of black smoke spiralled up from a parking lot of burning cars, as residents stood dazed on the pavement and emergency vehicles tore past, sirens wailing. Then the whine of another drone. 'Shelter! Shelter!' a police officer bellowed, as the faint buzz of a Russian exploding drone drifted down from the sky. People bolted. Firefighters battling a blaze after a Russian drone struck a parking lot in Sumy; (above) mourners at an impromptu memorial for Palm Sunday attack victims. — Tyler Hicks/The New York Times 'It's like this every day,' said Mayor Artem Kobzar, who had been visiting the site in Sumy, northeastern Ukraine, and dashed into the doorway of a nearby apartment block. 'Everybody in Ukraine wants peace,' he added. 'But in Sumy, we don't have a day or night of calm.' That airstrike occurred on April 13, a day after two ballistic missiles slammed into a residential neighbourhood on Palm Sunday just after 10am, killing 34 civilians – including two children – and injuring 117 others, according to the Sumy City Council. The wreckage of an apartment struck by Russian missiles in Sumy. — Tyler Hicks/The New York Times Russia claimed it had targeted a military installation. A Ukrainian regional governor confirmed that a military awards ceremony had taken place that day. The Palm Sunday attack came more than two months after US President Donald Trump initiated ceasefire talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. But after the Sumy strike, many in Ukraine and abroad now question whether those talks are collapsing. Preparations for a potential new Russian ground assault in the region are now under way. In March, Trump paused military and intelligence aid to Ukraine, pushing for ceasefire discussions while offering Russia incentives of renewed economic cooperation. Ukraine agreed to an unconditional truce, while Russia continues to demand sanctions relief and other concessions. Rescue workers searching the rubble of a building destroyed in the Palm Sunday missile attack in Sumy. — Tyler Hicks/The New York Times In remarks from the Oval Office, Trump placed blame on former US president Joe Biden, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Putin. 'The war wouldn't have started if Biden were competent, and if Zelenskyy were competent – and I don't know that he is,' Trump said. 'We had a rough session with this guy. He just kept asking for more and more.' Still, Trump claimed: 'I want to stop the killing, and I think we're doing well in that regard.' European leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron condemned the civilian deaths. Trump, speaking later to reporters aboard Air Force One, called the strike a 'horrible thing', adding, 'I was told they made a mistake.' Zelenskyy, however, pointed to the attack as proof that Russia is not serious about peace. 'Ukraine responded positively to the US proposal for a full and unconditional ceasefire,' he said. 'Russia remains focused on continuing the war.' Drone strikes are intensifying across the country, and Sumy – just 30km from the Russian border – is particularly vulnerable. The city has become a tragic symbol of both frontline exposure and diplomatic failure. Life here is lived on edge. A woman arrives on Monday, April 14, 2025, to lay flowers at an impromptu memorial to those killed in the Palm Sunday missile attack on Sumy, Ukraine. Threats of air attacks repeatedly disrupted the cleanup work at the site of Sunday's attack, a sprawl of burned cars and splays of brick on the sidewalks. (Tyler Hicks/The New York Times) Ancient churches and leafy boulevards are interrupted by bombed-out apartment blocks and the thrum of drones overhead. 'Few believe in a ceasefire,' said one resident. At the Palm Sunday attack site, a backhoe scraped through rubble as rescuers searched for more victims. The scene was apocalyptic: charred cars, shattered glass, crumbling masonry, bloodstains and ash. Bomb alerts repeatedly interrupted the work. Mourners stepped around debris to lay flowers at a makeshift memorial. Few here accept the idea of a 'mistake', as Trump suggested. The two missiles hit three minutes apart, in a 'double-tap' strike – a tactic designed to maximise casualties by targeting emergency workers and survivors. 'It's horrifying,' said Oleh Strilka, a spokesman for Ukraine's emergency services. 'They fire a second missile once help arrives.' He described variations of this tactic across the region. One such strike in March hit a hospital bomb shelter entrance, trapping people inside. Another involved a drone loitering overhead to target fire trucks responding to blazes started by artillery. Fire crews in some areas have stopped responding. On Palm Sunday, amid dust and shrieking alarms, Viktoria Rudyka, 37, knelt on a blood-slicked pavement, pressing her hands over a gaping wound in her six-year-old daughter's chest. A passing car stopped and rushed them to hospital. Seconds later, the second missile hit, raining debris on the vehicle. Doctors later removed a metal shard from the child's lung. Russia's foreign minister Sergey Lavrov claimed the missile strike hit a meeting of Ukrainian and Western military officials. Sumy's governor, Volodymyr Artyukh, said he had attended a ceremony honouring soldiers, suggesting that military personnel were present. The drone strike the next day didn't involve a double tap, but the pattern of repeat attacks has left residents traumatised and distrustful of peace efforts. Four employees of the Be Happy coffee shop walked together to the strike site, laying pink and white roses where a cook and a pastry chef had been killed. They sobbed and held each other. 'There are no signs of a ceasefire in Sumy,' said Diana Khaitova, 22, a server who found the bodies of her colleagues that day. 'People here are just always afraid.' — ©2025 The New York Times Company This article originally appeared in The New York Times
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Yahoo
Russia attacks Sumy Oblast for third time in one day, injuring person
A civilian has been injured as a result of the third Russian drone attack on the Sumy hromada in Sumy Oblast in a single day. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.] Source: Sumy City Council Details: The city council reported that the Russians had struck the Stetskivka district. As a result of the attack, a man was wounded and taken to hospital. It is currently known that this is the third targeted UAV attack on Sumy Oblast over the past 24 hours. Background: On 12 May, a Russian drone attacked an energy company vehicle in Sumy Oblast, killing the driver and injuring three other people. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Russian ballistic missile strike on Sumy kills child, injures five others
A Russian ballistic missile struck civilian infrastructure in the city of Sumy on 6 May. Source: Oleh Hryhorov, Head of Sumy Oblast Military Administration, on Facebook; online media outlet in Sumy Oblast; the Sumy City Council Details: The outskirts of Sumy were attacked by Russian forces at around 17:30. "Early reports indicate that the enemy targeted civilian infrastructure with a ballistic missile. The aftermath of the Russian attack is being clarified," Hryhorov wrote. reported that a child was killed at the scene of the strike, and that there are injured individuals as well. Later, the Sumy City Council confirmed that the child had been killed. "At this time, seven people have been reported injured: one adult woman and six children. One of the children was killed," the council said. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
