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"At least 34 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in a Russian
ballistic missile strike in the Ukrainian city of Sumy as people were going to
church for Palm Sunday, in the worst attack on civilians this year.
Two missiles landed in the crowded city centre on Sunday morning. One hit a
trolley bus full of passengers. Footage from the scene showed bodies lying in
the street, burning cars, and rescuers carrying bloodied survivors. Two of the
dead were children.
“My seven-year-old son was running for shelter when the second missile struck.
The blast ripped off a door which hit him in the leg. He has a bruise but is
OK,” said Volodymyr Niankin, a film director. “My son said this is the most
terrible day of his life.”
Niankin said he saw bodies on the ground. “Many of the people who died were
sitting on the bus or walking in the road. A lot of people were out and about
because it was a religious festival. I think this is genocide.”
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said there were “dozens of dead and
wounded civilians”. He accused Russia of carrying out an act of deliberate
terror and said tough reaction was needed from the US, Europe and the rest of
the world.
“Enemy missiles hit an ordinary city street, ordinary life: houses, educational
institutions, cars on the street … And this on a day when people go to church:
Palm Sunday, the feast of the Lord’s entry into Jerusalem,” he posted on social
media."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
