Russia launched an Iskander ballistic missile attack against downtown Sumy that has killed at least 32. The first missile hit a university building and the second detonated above the street level.
It’s Palm Sunday, or "The Feast of the Lord's Entry into Jerusalem" in Orthodox. Many of the victims were on a bus that was destroyed.
There is also a report that a Ukrainian general was conducting a medal ceremony in the vicinity at the time.
This video I won’t embed. It shows the devastation, but be warned because it is quite harsh and shows bodies lying in the street.
This is one of the victims.
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Olena Kohut performed on stage just days before Russia killed her.
She was a solo organist and pianist at the Sumy National Theater. Olena also taught at the Professional College of Arts and Culture.
On 13 April, a Russian missile strike on the city center of Sumy claimed 32 lives.
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— Euromaidan Press (@euromaidanpress.bsky.social) April 13, 2025 at 8:45 AM
This little girl is terrified.
This is the report about the medal ceremony.
2/ The mayor of Konotop in the Sumy Region of Ukraine is demanding the resignation of the head of the Sumy OVA by 6:00 p.m. today or he will reveal some information about today's tragedy in Sumy: "If you don't get on your knees and apologize to the people by 6:00 p.m., I will…
3/ …tell everyone what happened."I can tell you that NATO/US ROI's (Rules of Engagement) would not allow a two missile strike on a busy civilian street on a religious holiday so make no mistake about who is responsible here -- Russia!
4/ But, the forced-error was avoidable because we know Russia does not care about civilian (or any) lives.
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"The head of the Sumy OVA Artyukh organized today the awarding of the 117th brigade in the city center," — the mayor of Konotop
"The military were not injured, because they were in shelters. Only civilians were injured/killed."
🤬 This does not justify the Russian!!!
— MAKS 24 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) April 13, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Payback would seem to be in order.
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Ukrainian military intelligence has identified the Russian army brigades that launched ballistic missiles at Sumy
The strike with 2 Iskander-M ballistic missiles was carried out by Russian forces from the 112th and 448th missile brigades, according to Kyrylo Budanov,head of the Defence Intelligence
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— Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) April 13, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Meanwhile, Russians celebrated their massacre.
A kindergarten in Kharkiv was also targeted.
Maybe the Russians figure Ukraine will get tired of bombing this spot.
Russia’s Crutch Company prepares to go to battle.
Bavovna.
Ukraine destroys a drone warehouse in the Kursk area. This town is right on the border with Ukraine.
A ground drone pulls off a successful rescue of wounded soldiers.
I don’t think a nuclear weapon could have destroyed Vovchansk as thoroughly as the Russians have.
Orenburg is near the border with Kazakhstan.
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⚡️Explosion rocks thermal plant in Russia.
A fire broke out at a substation after an explosion occurred at a thermal power plant in the Russian city of Orenburg, leaving many local residents without power, the local Emergency Services Ministry reported on April 13.
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— The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) April 13, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Another 1,220 Russians who made the wrong choice. Plus 12 tanks.
This is Dmitry Rogozin. He used to be the head of Roscosmos, the Russian space agency. More than 1,000 Roscosmos employees volunteered to join the war in Ukraine. More than 100 died and 342 were wounded.
When Rogozin was dismissed from that job, he too went to Ukraine to serve in the army. On his birthday he suffered an … umm … unfortunate wound.
More meat for the grinder.
Russia is using these to maximize the civilian death toll from its Shahed strikes.
Denmark steps up the pressure on Russia’s shadow fleet of oil tankers. Since these ships have trouble getting insurance, this should make it difficult for them to continue.
Canada steps up.
This is a rather bold prediction, but let’s hope it is true.
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‼️ The most likely direction of Russia's breakthrough is Sumy region, but Putin has little chance of success, — The Telegraph
➡️ New attacks are carried out mostly by small groups of infantry.
➡️ New recruits are thrown into battle after a few days or a maximum of a month of training.
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— Savchenko Volodymyr (@savchenkoua.bsky.social) April 12, 2025 at 2:56 AM
➡️ Ukrainian drones block the transfer of Russian troops and equipment. A massive accumulation of forces becomes impossible.
➡️ Russia is trying to create the illusion of a major operation.
➡️ By the end of the year, Russia will be on the verge of technical exhaustion.
No. Hell no. Fuck no.
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After meeting with Witkoff yesterday, who said “offering Russia the 4 territories would be the fastest way to achieve ceasefire”..
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Reuters: Putin agrees to ceasefire if Ukraine surrenders the rest of Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk & Donetsk (about 1 mln people; for some regions as much as 40%)
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— Olga Nesterova (@onestpress.bsky.social) April 12, 2025 at 11:14 AM
This invokes memories of the five Sullivan brothers from Iowa who all died while serving aboard the USS Juneau at the Battle of Guadalcanal in 1942. Hopefully history does not repeat.
Dumpster diving takes on a new twist in Ukraine.
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In Ukraine’s Zhytomyr region, public outrage erupted after a local hospital director ordered the closure of the neurology department and laid off staff. In response, furious residents staged a protest — and threw the official who signed the order into a dumpster. #3E
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— Anonymous (@youranoncentral.bsky.social) April 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
UFC fights should be suspended from the rest of the world.
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1/ Kirill Dmitriev, Putin's envoy that met with Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff in St. Petersburg last week, just announced to the Russian press that UFC Fights will be returning to Russia after they were suspended due to their invasion of Ukraine.
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— OSINT Intuit (@urikikaski.bsky.social) April 13, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Ukrainian synchronized swimmers refuse to shake hands with Russians.
A long-distance love story from Ukraine.
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This is a story of a separation that lasted a year, with Antarctic icebergs and airstrikes lying between them.
They are a young married couple — Roman and Ivanna Koturbash. He is a military doctor at the Pokrovsk hospital, saving the lives of Ukrainian soldiers […]
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— Aure Free Press :verified: (@Free-Press.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy) April 13, 2025 at 8:31 AM
