Zelensky on night attack: Russian army carried out cynical strike against civilian infrastructure

Zelensky said this in a statement on his official Telegram channel, as reported by Ukrinform.

“After the strikes on Iran's nuclear program facilities, there was a lot of uproar from Moscow — the Russian leadership performatively condemned the ‘missile-and-bomb’ actions. Today, Moscow is silent after the Russian army carried out a completely cynical strike using Russian-Iranian Shahed drones and missiles against civilian infrastructure in Kyiv and other cities and communities of ours. In Kyiv alone, 5 apartment buildings were damaged — ordinary residential homes. So far, 6 people have been reported killed. Another person was killed in Bila Tserkva, Kyiv region, where a Shahed struck a hospital. My condolences to all their families and loved ones,” Zelensky noted.

He stressed that rescuers are currently clearing the rubble and providing assistance wherever it is needed.

“The strike damaged sites in four regions. In total, 352 drones were launched, including 159 Shaheds just overnight, along with 16 missiles. Preliminary reports indicate that ballistic weapons from North Korea were also used. A large number of drones and missiles were shot down by our air defenders — but not all,” Zelensky wrote.

As reported by Ukrinform, Ukraine’s air defense forces neutralized 354 Russian aerial threats during an overnight attack.

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