{"id":134088,"date":"2025-04-13T22:13:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T19:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/134088\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"cichanouskaja-on-russias-strike-on-sumy-no-words-can-describe-this-cruelty","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/134088\/","title":{"rendered":"Cichano\u016dskaja on Russia&#8217;s strike on Sumy: no words can describe this cruelty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>April 13, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> &#8220;Horrified by Russia&#8217;s missile strike on Sumy this Palm Sunday, killing and injuring dozens of civilians. As people headed to church, they were met with death,&#8221; Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja said on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;There are no words for such cruelty. Putin\u2019s regime shows once again that it does not want peace. My heart is with Ukraine,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Russian Armed Forces struck the Ukrainian city of Sumy with ballistic missiles this morning. We know of 32 killed, including two children. At least 84 people, including 10 kids, have been wounded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tikhanouskaia_press-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tikhanouskaia_press-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tikhanouskaia_press-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tikhanouskaia_press-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tikhanouskaia_press-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tikhanouskaia_press.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Germany news<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Germany news, Politics<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Cichano\u016dskaja in Germany: peace will come when dictatorship is dismantled<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">April 4, Pozirk. &quot;Peace is not just the absence of war; it is also justice . . . when people are not thrown behind bars and nations are not threatened for choosing their own path,&quot; Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/132987\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 13, Pozirk. &#8220;Horrified by Russia&#8217;s missile strike on Sumy this Palm Sunday, killing and injuring dozens of civilians. 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