““We urge partners to provide Ukraine with additional air defense and increase pressure on Moscow” – Sibiga”, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
“Many civilians were killed and injured. Such an attack on a great Christian holiday is an absolute evil, ”the minister said.
Sumy. April 13, 2025
Sibiga stressed that Ukraine has already transmitted information about the military crime to all partners and international institutions, and called for a decisive reaction.
He recalled that for the second month in a row, Russia refuses to accept the US proposal for ceasefire that Ukraine supported on March 11.
“We urge partners to provide Ukraine with additional air defense and increase pressure on Moscow. Power is the only language they understand, and the only way to put an end to terrible terror, ”the Foreign Minister added.
Killed people … Sumy April 13 2023
On April 13, at about 10:15, the Russian military struck two missile strikes in the center of Sumy. At first it was reported that 21 people were killed and more than 30 were injured.
Note: As of the evening of April 13, According to official data34 people were killed and 117 were injured. Among the dead are two children.
The Russian leadership denies that during a full -scale war, the Russian army causes purposeful strikes in the civilian infrastructure of cities and villages of Ukraine, killing civilian populations and destroying hospitals, schools, kindergartens, energy and water supply.
Ukrainian authorities and international organizations qualify these strikes as war crimes of the Russian Federation and emphasize that they are purposeful.
The UN was able to confirm that since the beginning of the year, 413 civilians have been killed in Ukraine’s aggression, and more than 2000 were injured in the first three months of 2025, the number of casualties increased by 30% compared to the same period last year.