More than 20 people were killed while celebrating Palm Sunday in the Ukrainian city of Sumy.

The news was confirmed by the city’s acting mayor, who confirmed that Russia had fired two ballistic missiles that struck the heart of the city as locals gathered to celebrate a grand holy occasion.

‘On this bright Palm Sunday, our community has suffered a terrible tragedy’- Artem Kobzar shared in a statement on social media. So far, more than 20 deaths have been confirmed.

President Zelensky says Russia hit the center of Sumy on a day when worshippers were getting ready to go to church for Palm Sunday. This is the feast of the Lord’s Entry into Jerusalem, he continued during his speech on the tragedy.

The US, Europe, and everyone else who wants an end to this war and murders needs to see the actions of Russia, which is behind these terrorist acts, a furious Zelensky shared.

‘Without pressure on the aggressor, peace is impossible!’- he mentioned. The strike comes less than one day after Russia and Ukraine’s leading diplomats accused one another of violating a tentative American-brokered deal to pause strikes on energy infrastructure, underscoring the hurdles of negotiating an end to the three-year war.