‘People lay at my feet. I said: get up. They were silent’: Ukrainian survivors speak after Russia’s attack on Sumy
www.theguardian.com
Sat, 19 Apr 2025 17:08:26 +0300

Alla Shyrshonkova was on a bus when Russian missiles hit the city.
Now a toy bear and hippo mark the spot where 35 people, including two children, were killedLast weekend, Alla Shyrshonkova got on the 62 bus on a journey to her cottage near the Ukrainian city of Sumy.
It was a warm spring day.
I thought Id sit with friends, have some tea.
Birds were singing.
The weather was beautiful.
It was so nice, she recalled.The bus was packed.
There wasnt a single free seat.
People were standing.
Some were going to church for Palm Sunday.
There were families with children.
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