US EditionA Russian rocket attack kills 3 in Ukraine’s city of Sumy, drawing condemnation from Zelenskyy
- A Russian rocket attack on June 3, 2025, killed at least three people and injured 25 in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy.
- The attack followed expanded Russian assaults on Sumy and nearby Kharkiv, motivated by Kremlin plans to create a buffer zone near the border.
- Rockets hit residential apartments and a healthcare center in central Sumy, with Zelenskyy denouncing the attack as an intentional targeting of civilians.
- Zelenskyy emphasized that Russia’s recent attacks reveal its lack of interest in ending the conflict and called on world leaders, including those in the U.S. and Europe, to apply strong and urgent measures to compel Moscow to cease hostilities.
- The attack underscored the ongoing three-year war’s intensity, with peace talks in Istanbul making no progress and both sides continuing military operations.
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The Russians control almost 1/5 of Ukrainian territory - They occupied the settlement of Kindrativka and are 25-30 km from the city of Sumy
The Russian army claimed on Wednesday that it had taken over a new town in the Ukrainian region of Sumy (Northeast), bordering Russia and where it has been claiming progress for the past ten days, Kyiv claiming to fear a massive offensive there.
Worry is growing in the Ukrainian region of Sumy before a Russian offensive. In order to stop advances, the Ukrainians may put precious weapons at risk.
Russian troops have captured two villages in the Sumy region, Andriyivka and Vodolahy, Ukrainian analyst group DeepState reported on Wednesday night. The city of Sumy itself was the target of an artillery attack on Tuesday, killing four people and wounding 28 others.
The Russian forces argue that they extended the front line in the Sumi region, north of Ukraine, and Moscow said it caught another hour on Tuesday, bringing the region's capital closer to the root of the action of drones on the front line.
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