Ukraine war
Sumy governor confirms the military assembly in the city
Was there a legitimate military goal in the devastating rocket attack on Sumy? Moscow claims that, Kyiv says no. Now the governor confirms that soldiers gathered there.
After the severe Russian rocket attack on the northeastern tukrainian city of Sumy, the governor of the Media area confirmed that there was a meeting of the military at the time. It was not his initiative, Governor Wolodymyr Artjuch told the news portal “Suspilne”. “I was invited.” According to the portal, Artjuch did not provide any information on request who was the initiator of the meeting. “This is another topic,” he said when asked.
After the Russian rocket attack on Sunday, the number of dead rose to 35, as authorities said. About 120 other people were injured.
A mayor of the region and a parliamentary deputy criticized on Sunday that not far from the Russian border in the center of Sumy, soldiers had gathered in a congress hall. Such a meeting is a potential goal for Russian attacks and therefore a danger to civilians.
Russia speaks of a military goal in Sumy
Russia represented the rocket strike as an attack against a military goal – a meeting of opposing commanders. The Ministry of Defense in Moscow confirmed Ukrainian information about a double strike: two ballistic rockets of the ISKANDER-M type were used. mobilize.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskow repeated the usual presentation in Moscow that the Russian army only shoots goals with military or military goals. Several Western politicians, including the managing Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) and France President Emmanuel Macron, condemned the Russian rocket attack.
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Source: Stern
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