The Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed a missile blow to the sums, from which, according to Ukraine, more than 30 people were killed, including children

According to the State Emergencies Ministry of Ukraine, 34 people were killed, including two children. Another 117 people were injured. Among the wounded - 15 children. According to the Ukrainian BBC service, the Congress Center of Sumy State University, where classes for children often take place, was also hit.

Updated 17:50. The local prosecutor's office reports that 35 people died as a result of the blow.

“Enemy missiles hit on a regular city street, on ordinary life: at home, educational institutions, cars on the street. And this is on the day when people go to the church: Palm Sunday, the holiday of the entrance of the Lord to Jerusalem. According to preliminary data, we are talking about dozens of dead and wounded civilians, ”the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky commented on the blow.

The attack on Sumy was also commented on by US President Donald Trump: “I think it was terrible, and they told me that they made a mistake. I think this is a terrible thing. I believe that this whole war is terrible. ”