The death toll from the missile attack executed this Sunday. by the Russian Army against a densely populated area of the Ukrainian city of Sumi has risen to ten dead and 52 woundedThe European country’s authorities have denounced the incident.
“Currently we know that there are 52 injured. Damaged houses, vehicles, broken glass everywhere…. Sunday night for the city of Sumi has turned into an inferno, a tragedy brought to our land by Russia,” the head of the Sumi regional military administration Volodimir Artiukh said from the site of the attack, confirming that there is currently no light in the locality.
In a message on his Telegram channel, Artiukh has noted that they have been. evacuated more than 400 residents of the attacked area, where rescue teams and the police are working, in addition to a group of “indomitable” volunteers from the neighborhood and other areas of the city who “are helping the victims”.
According to the complaint of the Ukrainian Prosecutor’s Office, the attack took place at around 8.37 p.m. (7.37 p.m. in mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands) causing damage to at least ten high-rise buildings. The authorities have confirmed that two minors aged nine and fourteen are among the dead and three children are among the wounded.but it is expected that this balance could increase since there has been a second attack “probably with a ballistic missile” against “critical infrastructure” at 00.10 hours (23.10 hours in mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands).
The Sumi regional prosecutor’s office has accused Russian troops of using “methods of warfare prohibited by international law” in this attack, so it has announced the opening of a preliminary investigation into “the violation of the laws and customs of war”.
For his part, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Policy, Josep Borrellhas condemned the “massive” attack by the Russian Army against civilians in Ukraine., “specifically targeting energy infrastructure, including nuclear, before winter.” “Ukraine needs more air defense, now! This is the priority that I will present to the ministers at the Foreign Affairs Council and the Defense Council”, which will take place this Monday in Brussels.