NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attend a joint press conference, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine April 15, 2025. REUTERS/Nina Liashonok
(Reuters) -NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte visited the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday and declared "unwavering" support for Ukraine in the aftermath of a deadly Russian attack in the north of the country.
Rutte's visit came two days after Russian ballistic missile strikes on the city of Sumy on Sunday killed 35 people and wounded more than 100, according to Ukrainian officials.
