Death toll from Russian strike on Sumy rises to 35

The latest data shows that 35 people have been killed in the Russian missile attack on the city of Sumy on 13 April.

Source: Sumy Oblast Prosecutor’s Office on Telegram

Quote: "As a result of the missile strike on the centre of Sumy on 13 April 2025, 35 people have been killed, including an 11-year-old boy and a 17-year-old young man."

Details: The agency added that 117 people were injured, including 15 children.

Background: 

• Ukraine's Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that Russian forces launched two strikes on central Sumy on 13 April, two minutes apart, reportedly using Iskander-M cluster high-explosive missiles, which travel at a speed of over 2 kilometres per second.
• Earlier reports indicated that 34 people had been killed in the attack.
• Fourteen police officers were injured in the strike and some emergency service personnel who had been responding to the aftermath of the initial blast were killed and injured as well.

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