Ukraine’s navy says it has struck the bottom of the Russian missile brigade behind Sunday’s devastating assault on Sumy.
A Russian assault on town killed 35 individuals and injured no less than 119. Kids have been among the many lifeless and wounded.
The Ukrainian navy has now mentioned it has struck a base of “the 448th missile brigade of the Russian occupiers”.
In an announcement on messaging app Telegram, it mentioned the bottom was “hit [and] a secondary detonation of ammunition was recorded”.
“The results of the strike are being clarified,” it added.
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Aftermath of lethal Russian strike
Volodymyr Zelenskyy beforehand shared movies of the aftermath of Russia’s Palm Sunday assault, displaying lifeless our bodies in the course of a avenue in Sumy.
The Ukrainian president mentioned “only scoundrels can act like this” and known as for “tough reaction from the world” in posts on social media.
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The assault killed 35 individuals. Pic: Reuters
In the meantime, Ukraine’s international ministry mentioned one of many kids injured was a child woman born this 12 months, including “even newborns are targets for Russia’s crimes”.
NATO on Tuesday reaffirmed its “unwavering” help for Ukraine because the alliance’s secretary-general visited the nation.
As he met with Mr Zelenskyy at a hospital in Odesa, Mark Rutte mentioned: “I’m here today because I believe Ukraine’s people deserve real peace, real safety and security in their country, in their homes.”
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NATO’s Mark Rutte with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Odesa, Ukraine. Pic: Reuters
Mr Rutte additionally mentioned he and Mr Zelenskyy had mentioned the Trump administration’s peace talks with each Russia and Ukraine.
“These discussions are not easy – not least in the wake of this horrific violence – but we all support President Trump’s push for peace,” he mentioned.
His remark got here after Mr Trump accused Ukraine of beginning the conflict with Russia.
Rebutting this, Mr Rutte added: “Russia is the aggressor, Russia started this war. There’s no doubt.”
It additionally follows Russian and Ukrainian diplomats accusing one another of violating a tentative US-brokered deal to pause strikes on vitality infrastructure.
“The Ukrainians have been attacking us from the very beginning, every passing day, maybe with two or three exceptions,” Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s international minister, mentioned, including that Moscow would offer an inventory of Kyiv’s assaults from the previous three weeks.
Andrii Sybiha, his Ukrainian counterpart, dismissed the declare saying on Saturday that Russia launched “almost 70 missiles, over 2,200 [exploding] drones, and over 6,000 guided aerial bombs at Ukraine, mostly at civilians” since agreeing to the restricted pause on strikes.
