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Prime Minister condemns Russian missile attack on Ukrainian City of Sumy on Palm Sunday

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“I am deeply saddened by the news of the horrific missile attack on the center of the city of Sumy on Palm Sunday,” Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov wrote on the social network X.

The Prime Minister expressed empathy for the victims, their families, and all those affected by this brutal act of aggression. “We stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine,” he added.

The Russian missile attack killed 31 people and injured 83.



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