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Ukraine's intelligence reveals Russian brigades responsible for Sumy attack

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Ukraine's intelligence reveals Russian brigades responsible for Sumy attack
Emergency service workers on site after a Russian missile attack on Sumy. April 13, 2025. (Cukr media)

Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR), published the identities of the Russian military brigades responsible for the deadly attack on Sumy on April 13.

Budanov reported that the Russian 112th and 448th missile brigades attacked the city of Sumy with two Iskander-M ballistic missiles.

"Another war crime of Russia — ballistic strike on Sumy, killing of Ukrainian civilians. Many people went to church on Palm Sunday, some were returning home," Budanov wrote on Telegram.

The Russian military launched an attack on the city of Sumy the morning of Palm Sunday, killing at least 34 and injuring another 117 people. Two children were killed in the attack.

The attacks were launched from Russia's Voronezh and Kursk oblasts, specifically from the Liski and Lezhenski settlements, respectively, Budanov said.

Multiple officials, including Presidential Office Head Andrii Yermak and U.S. Ambassador Bridget Brink, reported that Russia used cluster munitions in the attack on Sumy.

The use of cluster munitions in civilian areas is considered a violation of international humanitarian law. Many international leaders have denounced Russia's attack, calling it a war crime.

Budanov further expressed his condolences to the victims of Russia's attack, and vowed "to ensure that no war criminal — from those who gave orders to those who launched the missiles — escapes retribution."

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Lucy Pakhnyuk

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Lucy Pakhnyuk is a North America-based news editor at the Kyiv Independent. She previously worked in international development, specializing in democracy, human rights, and governance across Eastern Europe and Eurasia. Her experience includes roles at international NGOs such as Internews, the National Democratic Institute, and Eurasia Foundation. She holds an M.A. in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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