It marked one of the worst attacks against the northeastern city throughout the full-scale war.Artem Semenikhin, the mayor of the Sumy Oblast city of Konotop, accused Artiukh of planning an awards ceremony for the 117th Brigade in the regional center on the same day, thus posing undue risk to civilians and military personnel."It wasn't my initiative. I was invited," Artiukh told Suspilne, without commenting on who was behind the planned event.The Kyiv Independent could not verify the claims, and the Ukrainian military and security services have not commented on the accusations.Russia's Defense Ministry claimed the missile struck the command center of the Siversk operational-tactical group in the city, without providing evidence. Moscow has repeatedly made unsubstantiated claims about targeting military targets while striking civilian areas.Outgoing U.S.