By Le Figaro with AFP
Published
April 14, 2025 at 4:40 am,
updated April 14, 2025 at 1:58 p.m.
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The Russian strikes carried out this Sunday left at least 34 dead and 117 injured in the northeast of the country.
One day after the drama that bereaved Ukraine in Soumy where a Russian strike left at least 34 dead, Moscow’s response is nothing like a «My fault»but no longer an attack in good standing against kyiv. The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Monday, April 14, that its troops used two ballistic missiles «Iskander» on “The places of a command meeting” of a group of the Ukrainian army in Soumy.
L’Ukraine “Continue to use the Ukrainian population as human shields, by placing military facilities or by organizing events in which soldiers participate in the center of a densely populated city”added the Russian ministry. “Our soldiers exclusively strike military and almost military targets”said the spokesperson for the Russian presidency, Dmitri Peskov, during a briefing in which AFP participates.
«Moment crucial»
Russia always claims not to aim for civil infrastructure in Ukraine where many cities have been destroyed and tens of thousands of civilians killed or injured, according to observers, since the start of the Russian offensive in February 2022. According to Ukrainian authorities, the Russian strike against Soumy, about fifty kilometers from the Russian border, and 117 injured.
Donald Trump qualified «d’horrible» The bombing. “I think it’s terrible. And I was told they made a mistake. But I think it’s a horrible thing “said the President of the United States to journalists, aboard the Air Force One presidential plane. Asked about this “error”the head of the White House replied: “They made a mistake (…) You will have to ask them the question”without specifying to whom he was referring.
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Previously, its National Security Council (NSC) estimated that the bombing underlined the need to negotiate to end the war. “The missile attack in Soumy is a clear and brutal reminder of the reason why President Donald Trump’s efforts aimed at trying to end this terrible war arise at a crucial moment”said NSC spokesperson Brian Hughes.
Neither the American president nor the NSC incriminated Russia for this missile strike, which aroused generalized indignation in the international community.
