Trump calls Sumy attack a ‘make’ as Zelenskyy urges him to visit Ukraine | World News
US President Donald Trump has described Russia’s deadly missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Sumy as a “make”, even as global outrage over the attack grows. According to Independent , Trump said the incident was “terrible” but claimed he had been told it wasn’t intentional.“I think it was terrible and I was told they made a make,” Trump said while speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One. “But I think it’s a horrible thing. I think the whole war is a horrible thing.”
The missile attack on Sunday, one of the deadliest in the ongoing conflict, killed at least 34 people and injured 117 others. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has since invited Trump to visit the war-torn country to witness the destruction firsthand before making any deals with Russia.
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“Please, before any kind of decisions, any kind of forms of negotiations, come to see people, civilians, warriors, hospitals, churches, children destroyed or dead,” Zelenskyy said in an interview with CBS’s 60 Minutes, reported BBC.
A video shared Zelensky showed the aftermath of the attack—bodies scattered across a city street, destroyed buses, and burnt-out vehicles. Russia’s defence minry later claimed it had targeted a meeting of Ukrainian military commanders using two Iskander missiles.
Currently, 38 people are receiving treatment in medical facilities in Sumy following yesterday’s Russian ballic strike — among them, 9 children. 11 people, including 3 children, are in critical condition. Every effort is being made to provide them with maximum assance.… pic.twitter.com/fRDV0mVepN
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) April 14, 2025
While Trump did not specify who told him the strike was a make, his comments have sparked criticism. Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine, retired Lt Gen Keith Kellogg, called the strike “beyond any line of decency”.
European leaders, including German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron, condemned the attack as a potential war crime. “It was a perfidious act… a serious war crime, deliberate and intended,” Merz told German broadcaster ARD, as quoted Independent.
EU foreign miners are expected to meet in Luxembourg to discuss further sanctions on Russia and potential security guarantees for Ukraine. Meanwhile, the United Nations reiterated that attacks on civilians are illegal under international law and called for an immediate end to such violence.Story continues below this ad
The strike in Sumy follows a similar attack on Kryvyi Rih earlier this month that killed 20 people. Russia had then also claimed to be targeting military personnel, though evidence was lacking.
The war, now in its fourth year since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, has already displaced millions and claimed hundreds of thousands of lives. Ukraine and its allies continue to push for a ceasefire that respects Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
(with inputs from Reuters)
