Of Athena Papakosta

At least 34 people were killed and 117 were injured, including 15 children, when two Russian ballistic missiles hit the heart of Sumi – just 30 km away from the Russian area of ​​Kursk – on Sunday morning. This is the most deadly attack by Russian armed forces against civilians in Ukraine in 2025.

Video – Documentary from the moment of the missile attack It captures the chaos. Wrecks everywhere, cars wrapped in flames and between them bloodthirsty corpses. According to the Ukrainian authorities, two children died, while the rockets brought scattering bombs.

“Only old mans can act in this way by removing the lives of everyday people.” said, among other things, the president of UkraineVolodimir Zelenski accusing his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin of ignoring the United States’ efforts to ensure complete and unconditional ceasefire. According to the Ukrainian president, Irene in Ukraine is only possible through pressure in Moscow and called on the international community again not to remain silent or indifferent.

At the same time, United States Special Envoy Keith Klogek, posting on the “X” platform, complained that the attack “exceeds any limit”, stressing that “for this reason, President Trump is working hard to end this war”.

For his part, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Kir Starmer, said “shocked” and added that Vladimir Putin “must now agree on a complete and immediate ceasefire without terms”.

At the same time, French President Emmanuel Macron agreed “on the urgent need to impose a ceasefire on Russia”. As he said, “everyone knows that Russia is the only one who wants this war.”

For yet another “horrible” example of the intensification of Russian attacks, while Ukraine has accepted an unconditional ceasefire, the European Union’s High Representative, Caya Callas, said, as “outraged” by the “criminal” European Council.

Talks between the United States and Russia have been going on for more than two months, with Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities, however, escalating. Indicatively, a week ago 19 people, including nine children, were killed in the town of Kivi Rich after a Russian bombing.

Although adults were burned alive in their vehicles and bodies of children were found in a playground, the condemnation of a fierce Washington attack was weak. The most outgoing Ukraine ambassador to Ukraine, Bridge Brink, posting on “X” said “terrified” adding that “war must end”.

Observers and other analysts contrast, just as Kiev does, photos with the handshake of the United States Adviser Steve Whitkov, with the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin from their third meeting last Friday.

The two -men’s two -day four -hour period lasted more than four hours, and although official announcements about the content of the talks have not been reported, Witten is alleged to promote the idea that the most immediate way to agree with Russia to agree on a truce, Cities of Hersona and Zaporizia. Volodimir Zelenski hopes the White House to understand that Vladimir Putin is simply saving time and demanding whether Washington is ready to put pressure on Moscow to start the negotiation.