A Ukrainian rescuer walks by a burned automotive in entrance of broken constructing on the website of a missile assault in Sumy, northeastern Ukraine, on April 13, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AFP Photo)
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is “deeply alarmed and shocked” by a lethal Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian metropolis of Sumy, in line with a press release launched Sunday by his spokesperson.
Ukraine stated that greater than 30 individuals have been killed within the strike on town, positioned 31 kilometers (19.2 miles) from the Russian border, as individuals gathered to have a good time the Christian vacation of Palm Sunday.
Guterres emphasised within the assertion that assaults concentrating on civilians and civilian objects are prohibited underneath worldwide humanitarian regulation, including that “any such attacks, wherever they occur, must end immediately.”
He additionally reiterated his name for a long-lasting ceasefire in Ukraine and expressed continued assist for efforts towards “a just, lasting and comprehensive peace that fully upholds Ukraine’s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, in line with the UN Charter, international law and relevant UN resolutions.”
The Sumy City Council later introduced that three days of mourning have been declared within the northeastern area beginning on Monday.
In two separate statements on X, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky referred to as on the world to “not stay silent or indifferent” to the assaults, saying such strikes deserve “nothing but condemnation.”
Source: www.anews.com.tr