““There was no initiative.” The chairman of Sumy Ova Artyukh stated that he did not organize awarding military award on April 14, 19:20 To share: the consequences of Russian Baltic Stroke in the center of Sumy on April 13, 2025 (Photo: Reuters/Sofiia Gatilova) The chairman of Sumy Ova Ova Artyukh responded to the mayor of Konotop. According to him, he was not the initiator of the event. “My initiative”, – WRITE ON: ua.news
Consequences of Russian Baltic Stroke in the Center Sumy on April 13, 2025 (Photo: Reuters/Sofiia Gatilova)
The chairman of Sumy Ova Volodymyr Artyukh responded to the charges of the mayor of Konotop to organize the awarding of the military in Sumy on Sunday, April 13.
According to him, he was not the initiator of the event.
“There was no initiative. I was invited. – And who invited you? (Correspondent – Ed.). – This is another topic. I answered you, ”Vladimir Artyukh said in a telephone conversation with public correspondents.
The public also appealed to the 117th Brigade TRI to confirm the fact of the award and to inform who was its initiator. No response was received at the time of the publication.
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People’s Deputy Marian Bezugla said on Facebook that there was a leak of information about the planned award. Journalists have asked the SBU to ask whether a possible leak is investigating, but there is also no official answer.
At the same time, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation cynically lied that the blow was allegedly directed at the command center of OTT Siversk.
On April 13, Mayor of Konotop Artem Semenikhin said that the head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration, Vladimir Artyukh arranged in Sumy an event for awarding the military of the 117th Brigade.
According to the mayor of Konotop, law enforcement officers have already opened criminal proceedings not only after the Russian attack, but also about finding out who organized the event in the city center with the participation of the military.
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Architectural ensemble in 1895. As a result of rocket stroke on the amounts damaged the historic estate of Sukhanov-Sumovsky
On Sunday Sunday, April 13, Russian troops attacked the centers of Sumy ballistic missiles. One rocket hit the university and the other exploded over the street, resulting in 35 people killed, according to the latest SES, two children were killed. 120 people were also affected, including 15 children. In particular, the driver and almost all passengers of the trolley, who was at the epicenter of the blow, were killed.
The university, five apartment buildings, cafes and shops, district court and other buildings were damaged.
The head of the GUR Kirill Budanov reported that the Russians attacked the city with two Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles. According to Budanov, the attacks of the 112nd and 448 missile brigades from the territory of Voronezhskaya are involved in the attack (NP Liski) and Kursk (NP Lanka) areas.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed their condolences to the victims of the “terrible Russian rocket stroke” and said it was a reminder of why President Trump spent so much time and effort to finish the war.