Russian missile strikes Ukrainian troops during award ceremony in Sumy
The acting mayor of Sumy, Artyon Kobzar, said that the strike on the city's center on Sunday left more than 20 people dead and over 80 wounded.
Bezuglaya claimed in a post on Telegram later in the day that those killed were Ukrainian servicemen.
'An appeal to [Ukraine's commander-in-chief, Aleksandr] Syrsky and separately to the commander of the Territorial Defense Forces: Do not gather the troops for award ceremonies, especially in civilian cities,'
she wrote.
The legislator, who used to be a member of Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky's 'Servant of the People' party, also alleged that
'the Russians had information about the gathering.'
'Do not do roll calls. Do not stage award ceremonies,'
she urged the military.
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The Russian Defense Ministry did not mention a strike in Sumy during its daily bulletin on Sunday.
Bezuglaya, 36, has repeatedly criticized Ukraine's senior military commanders since quitting Zelensky's party last February. In July 2024, she was blacklisted by the notorious Ukrainian website Mirotvorets, a semi-official database of perceived enemies of the state.
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