Trump calls the strike on Sumy a Russian mistake: ‘It was terrible’
14 April 08:45
US President Donald Trump reacted to yesterday’s Russian missile attack on Sumy, which killed 34 people. The American leader called it a “terrible mistake.” This was reported by "Komersant Ukrainian" with reference to Forbes.
“I think it was terrible. And I was told that they made a mistake. But I think it was terrible. I think the whole war is a horror. I think that the beginning of this war is an abuse of power,” Trump said during a conversation with media representatives at the White House.
When asked by journalists what he meant by the word “mistake,” the American leader did not specify.
The US President replied:
“They made a mistake. I believe they did – look, you can ask them.”
Trump also did not specify who exactly told him about the “mistake.” At the same time, he did not miss the opportunity to repeat that if he were president, he would not have allowed the war to begin.
“If I were president, this country would never have allowed this war to begin,” Trump repeated his thesis.
Russian missile attack on Sumy on Palm Sunday
On the morning of April 13, Palm Sunday, Russian troops launched a double missile attack on the center of Sumy, using ballistic missiles with cluster munitions.
The shelling took place at a time when the streets were packed with people, resulting in significant civilian casualties
According to the latest reports, at least 34 people were killed, including children, and the number of wounded has already reached 117, including 11 children. It was also reported that most of the victims were in a trolleybus that was passing by the site of the explosion.
The rockets hit two buildings of Sumy State University. A family of three was among the dead.
The shelling damaged residential and non-residential buildings and destroyed vehicles. Local authorities and rescuers continue to clean up the aftermath of the attack and provide assistance to the victims
