European leaders condemn Sumy attack as war crime

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00:00Newly released police body cam footage shows the panic in the moment two Russian ballistic

00:08missiles slammed onto the Ukrainian city of Sumy, the deadliest strike this year.

00:14A day later, the dozens of bodies have been taken away and civil defence workers continue

00:19to clean up the detritus.

00:22The number of killed and wounded on the street, in public transport, in cars that were passing

00:28by at the moment, proves that it was a terrorist attack solely against the civilian population.

00:34The Kremlin is now claiming the target was a meeting of Ukrainian commanding officers,

00:39saying that Russia only strikes military targets and accusing Ukraine of using civilians as

00:45human shields, all a fabrication, says Ukraine.

00:48While the strike sparked widespread condemnation, including by U.S. officials, U.S. President

00:53Donald Trump downplayed the intention behind it.

00:56I think it was terrible and I was told they made a mistake, but I think it's a horrible

01:00thing.

01:01I think the whole war is a horrible thing.

01:03You were told they made a mistake?

01:04You mean it was unintentional?

01:05They made a mistake.

01:06I believe it was...

01:07Look, you're going to ask them.

01:10Trump repeated his intention to end the war.

01:13In an interview with the U.S. TV network, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskyy spoke directly

01:18to Trump, urging him to visit the country before any negotiations or decisions about its future.

01:24Come to see people, civilians, warriors, hospitals, churches, children, destroyed or dead.

01:38Look, and then let's move with the plan how to finish the war.

01:45You will understand with whom you have a deal.

01:49You will understand what Putin did.

01:52The Sumi strike came just days after U.S. presidential envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin

01:58their third such meeting, but there's still no sign of any concrete steps towards a ceasefire.

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