At least 20 people dead in horror Russian strike on civilians marking Palm Sunday as raging Zelensky blasts ‘ b*****ds’

DOZENS have been killed and wounded by a Russian ballistic missile attack on the centre Sumy, north-east Ukraine.

President Volodymyr Zelensky slammed the timing of the attack coming on Palm Sunday – calling Putin a “b***ard”.

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Cars burned in the city centre following the strike[/caption]

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Fire fighters struggled to battle the blaze[/caption]

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At least 20 people are known to have died in the devastating attack[/caption]

Zelensky said: “A terrible Russian ballistic missile strike on Sumy… According to preliminary data, there are dozens of dead and wounded civilians.

“And this is on a day when people go to church: Palm Sunday […] Only b***ards can do this.”

Sumy’s acting mayor Artem Kobzar confirmed over 20 people were dead following the missile strike.

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