Ukraine retaliates for attack that killed 34, strikes Russian base from where missiles were launched

Ukraine claims to have struck a base belonging to a Russian missile brigade that carried out a deadly attack on the city of Sumy on Palm Sunday.

"(A base) of the 448th missile brigade of the Russian invaders was hit, a secondary explosion of ammunition was recorded. The results of the attack are being clarified," the Ukrainian military said in a statement on Telegram.

Footage filmed from the side of a road appears to show a large fire breaking out at the base, which is located in Kursk.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said today that Ukraine urgently needed air defense systems after Russian missile strikes, including on Sumy, which killed 34 people and injured 100 others.

"Absolutely everyone sees how acute Ukraine's need is for air defense systems and missiles. We talked a lot about this today," the Ukrainian president told Mark Rutte, NATO's secretary general, during a visit to the southern Ukrainian city of Odessa.

Rutte insisted that NATO's support for Ukraine was "unwavering," but his visit came as the Trump administration blocked the G7 from issuing a statement condemning Russia's attack.