Russian Missile Strike Hits Sumy on Palm Sunday, Killing at Least 34

On April 13, 2025, Russian ballistic missiles struck the Ukrainian city of Sumy during Palm Sunday celebrations, killing at least 34 people and injuring 117, including children. Officials reported that the attack involved the use of cluster munitions and occurred around 10:15 a.m., targeting a crowded area with no military presence.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the strike as an act of terror and called for a robust international response. This incident follows a deadly attack on April 4 in Kryvyi Rih and comes amid escalating tensions over alleged violations of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire on energy infrastructure. The marks of ongoing conflict have reverberated across Ukraine, with additional incidents in the Kherson, Donetsk, and Kharkiv regions further complicating peace efforts.