The World Council of Churches responded to Russia's missile attack on civilians in Sumy during the Palm Sunday celebration.
This is stated in the statement of the WCC.
"At the beginning of the Holy Week of Easter, the celebration of Palm Sunday in the Ukrainian city of Sumy was transformed into a day of lamentation by yet another Russian missile attack," the document states.
The World Council of Churches emphasized that over one week ago, on April 4, a Russian ballistic missile struck near a playground in Kryvyi Rih, killing 19 civilians, including nine children. The weapon targeted a civilian area.
"This Palm Sunday, Sumy’s people became the victims of an even more deadly Russian ballistic missile attack. According to the latest reports, 34 people were killed and 117 injured, including 15 children," the WCC stressed.
"Even in this Holy Week, human brutality and wickedness do not rest but continue to claim innocent victims.
"The World Council of Churches again demands that those responsible for such reprehensible attacks stop shedding innocent blood in pursuit of their territorial and political ambitions. We appeal to the international community to protect the victims from such aggression and to hold the perpetrators accountable by all available means," the statement reads.