💥 Attack

Russian forces struck Sumy with two ballistic missiles carrying cluster munition warheads, killing 34 civilians and injuring over 100.

April 13, 2025 Sumy, Sumy

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent Censor.NET

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Source Reports

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: likely

Russian forces struck Sumy with two ballistic missiles carrying cluster munition warheads, killing 34 civilians and injuring over 100.

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Russian forces struck the center of Sumy City with two Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles from near Liski, Voronezh Oblast and Lezhenki, Kursk Oblast

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russia targeted Sumy in a deadly attack on April 13, killing at least 34 and leaving 117 people injured.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Russian invaders launched two missile attacks on the centre of Sumy. The attack killed 34 people, including two children.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:30.631Z

Source story: day-1149a-2025-04-19