Russia Claims Ukraine Used Human Shields In Sumy, Says It Targeted Military Sites Only Amid Fresh Blasts

Last Updated:April 14, 2025, 17:10 IST

Russia appeared to deny responsibility for the strikes on Sumy that killed 34 people and said that they only attack military-related targets.

This handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Emergency Service on April 13, 2025, shows a Ukrainian rescuer working at the site of a missile attack in Sumy, northeastern Ukraine. (IMAGE: AFP)

Russia declined responsibility for civilian deaths that happened due to the strikes on the Ukrainian city of Sumy on Sunday that killed 34 people and wounded dozens more. It accused the Ukrainian army of using civilians as “human shields" in Sumy and said that it struck an Ukrainian Army meeting.

The Kremlin said Monday that Russia’s army targets only military sites, a day after the missile strike.

“Our army hits only military and military-related targets," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said at a press briefing when asked about the strike and comments by US President Donald Trump that Russia might have “made a mistake".

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