A Russian missile strike on Sumy on April 12 killed 31 and wounded 83, marking one of the deadliest attacks this year. Video showed bodies on the streets, destroyed buses and burnt cars. Kyiv accused Moscow of deliberately targeting civilians on Palm Sunday to cause mass casualties. President Zelensky called the strike “scoundrel” behaviour and urged a tough international response to what he called a deadly escalation. The attack came soon after Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff held talks with President Putin in Moscow. n18oc_world n18oc_crux