Summarize and humanize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in English KYIV, Ukraine — Russian missiles struck the heart of the Ukrainian city of Sumy as people gathered to celebrate Palm Sunday, killing at least 32 people, officials said, in the second large-scale attack to claim civilian lives in just over a week.The two ballistic missiles hit around 10:15 a.m., officials said. Images from the scene on official channels showed black body bags lining the side of the road, while more bodies were seen wrapped in foil blankets among the debris. Video also showed fire crews fighting to extinguish the shells of burned-out cars among the rubble from damaged buildings.The dead included two children, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine said in a statement; 99 people were wounded, including 11 children.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced the attack.“Only filthy scum can act like this — taking the lives of ordinary people,” he said. The head of the Ukrainian president’s office, Andriy Yermak, said the strike also used cluster munitions in an attempt to kill as many people as possible. The Associated Press was unable to verify the claim. The attack on Sumy followed a deadly missile strike on Zelensky’s hometown of Kryvyi Rih on April 4 that killed some 20 people, including nine children.Zelensky also called for a global response to the attack. “Talks have never stopped ballistic missiles and aerial bombs. What’s needed is an attitude toward Russia that a terrorist deserves,” he said.Other world leaders also condemned the attack, with French President Emmanuel Macron saying that it undermined Washington-led peace talks between the two sides.“Everyone knows: This war was initiated by Russia alone. And today, it is clear that Russia alone chooses to continue it — with blatant disregard for human lives, international law and the diplomatic efforts of President Trump,” he wrote in a statement.Elsewhere in Ukraine, a 62-year-old woman was killed in Russian shelling in the city of Kherson, regional Gov. Oleksandr Prokudin said Sunday.The mayor of Kharkiv, Ihor Terekhov, also said Sunday that a Russian strike had hit one of his city’s kindergartens, shattering windows and damaging the building’s facade. No casualties were reported.Spring offensive fears despite peace talksThe strikes came a day after Russian and Ukrainian senior diplomats accused each other of violating a tentative U.S.-brokered deal to pause strikes on energy infrastructure, underscoring the challenges of negotiating an end to the three-year war.The two countries’ foreign ministers spoke at separate events at the annual Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey, a day after U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss peace prospects.“The Ukrainians have been attacking us from the very beginning, every passing day, maybe with two or three exceptions,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said, adding that Moscow would provide the U.S., Turkey and international bodies with a list of Kyiv’s attacks during the last three weeks.His Ukrainian counterpart, Andrii Sybiha, contested that claim, saying Saturday that Russia had launched “almost 70 missiles, over 2,200 drones, and over 6,000 guided aerial bombs at Ukraine, mostly at civilians” since agreeing to the limited pause on strikes.Russian forces hold the advantage in Ukraine, and Kyiv has warned that Moscow is planning a fresh spring offensive to ramp up pressure on its foe and improve its negotiating position.Ukraine has endorsed a broader U.S. ceasefire proposal, but Russia has essentially blocked it by imposing far-reaching conditions. European governments have accused Putin of dragging his feet.Retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine and Russia, said Sunday that the Sumy attack crossed “any line of decency” and that the White House remained committed to ending the conflict.“There are scores of civilian dead and wounded. As a former military leader, I understand targeting, and this is wrong. It is why President Trump is working hard to end this war,” he said.Kullab writes for the Associated Press.
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