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Russian shelling kills two in Ukraine's Sumy, President Zelenskyy says

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian President

26 November 2024 21:52 (UTC +04:00)

Russian shelling killed two civilians in the city of Sumy in northeastern Ukraine on Tuesday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, APA reports citing Reuters.

Zelenskyy said in a video on the Telegram messaging app that a rescue operation was underway at the site and more people could be under debris.

City officials earlier said that Sumy, located about 30 km (19 miles) from the Russian border, had been hit by a Russian airstrike at about 12.10 pm (1010 GMT). They said a car servicing station, several houses, and an educational building were damaged in the attack.

But Zelenskyy, citing preliminary findings, later said Sumy had been struck by a multiple-launch rocket system.

"It is realistic to protect against it only by destroying Russian weapons, the Russian launch systems on Russian territory. That is why the ability to strike at Russian territory is so important for us," Zelenskyy said.