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World leaders slam deadly Russian strike on Ukraine

Ukrainian rescuers search rubbles at the site of a missile attack in Sumy, northeastern Ukraine, on April 13, 2025. [AFP]

World leaders condemned a Russian missile strike on Ukraine on Sunday, one of the deadliest attacks in months, while US President Donald Trump called it a "horrible thing" and a "mistake".

Two ballistic missiles hit the centre of the northeastern city of Sumy, close to the Russian border, on Sunday morning, killing at least 34 people and wounding more than 100 others, Ukrainian authorities said.

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