Casualty toll rises in Sumy, rescuers still working at impact scene
As of the morning of April 14, the number of people injured in the Russian missile strike on Sumy has risen to 119. The rubble continues to be cleared at the site of the attack, Deputy Mayor of Sumy Stanislav Polyakov said in a comment to a hromadske correspondent and the State Emergency Service.
Oleh Strilka, a spokesman for the State Emergency Service in Sumy Oblast, reported that 119 people were injured, including 15 children. The death toll remains unchanged at 34 people, including seven children.
Deputy Mayor of Sumy Stanislav Polyakov said that emergency services continue to work at the site of the Russian strike.
Currently, employees of the State Emergency Service are dismantling emergency structures and providing assistance to residents of damaged homes in sealing windows. About 60 people and 10 pieces of equipment have been involved in the work.
According to Polyakov, after the State Emergency Service employees give permission, they will also begin repairing the academic buildings of Sumy State University, and charitable organizations and volunteers will join the work.
The official also reported that water, gas, and electricity supplies have now been restored in the city. Gas supplies were cut off at only one address — a building where the roof was torn off and chimneys were damaged as a result of the attack.
School No. 4 has an Emergency Response Headquarters where residents can file reports of damaged property and register for financial assistance.
More about the strike
On April 13, the Russian forces launched two ballistic missiles at Sumy. The Sumy City Council noted that the enemy had attacked the city's civilian infrastructure. As of the evening of April 13, 34 people were known to have died, two of whom were children. Another 117 people were injured.
Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal reported that the Russian strike destroyed the buildings of Sumy State University and residential buildings.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, in turn, is passing on information about the Russian strike on Sumy to foreign partners and international institutions. Minister Andrii Sybiha called on partners to "resolutely respond" to the Russian attack by providing Ukraine with additional air defense equipment and increasing pressure on Moscow.
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