EU Ambassador on shelling of Sumy: In response to Ukraine's high-precision strike, Russia again resorts to atrocities

EU Ambassador on shelling of Sumy: In response to Ukraine's high-precision strike, Russia again resorts to atrocities

Ukrinform
The Ambassador of the European Union to Ukraine, Katarina Mathernova, condemned the Russian rocket artillery strike on Sumy.

This was stated in her post on X, Ukrinform reports.

"At noon today, Russia struck the streets of Sumy with rocket artillery loaded with cluster munitions. 3 people were killed; many are severely wounded, including children. In response to a precise Ukrainian strike with zero civilian casualties, Russia again resorts to atrocities," the diplomat stressed.

Read also: Four in critical condition, one woman dies in surgery after Russian strike on Sumy

As reported, today, June 3, the Russians attacked the city of Sumy with long-range rocket artillery. The strikes hit several areas simultaneously. As a result of the attack, three people were killed and 20 injured.

While citing and using any materials on the Internet, links to the website ukrinform.net not lower than the first paragraph are mandatory. In addition, citing the translated materials of foreign media outlets is possible only if there is a link to the website ukrinform.net and the website of a foreign media outlet. Materials marked as "Advertisement" or with a disclaimer reading "The material has been posted in accordance with Part 3 of Article 9 of the Law of Ukraine "On Advertising" No. 270/96-VR of July 3, 1996 and the Law of Ukraine "On the Media" No. 2849-Х of March 31, 2023 and on the basis of an agreement/invoice.

Online media entity; Media identifier - R40-01421.

© 2015-2025 Ukrinform. All rights reserved.

Extended searchHide extended search
By period:
-