Zelensky says deadly strikes prove Russia intends to continue war
According to Ukrinform, President Volodymyr Zelensky said this in a Facebook post.
As Zelensky noted, the day before, in the Kharkiv region, Russian forces struck a private house with a drone, killing three young children. Their father was also killed. The mother was hospitalized – the woman is pregnant and suffered burns.
“This morning, a city hospital in Zaporizhzhia was attacked by a drone. Overnight in the Sumy region, six people were injured in a drone attack, including children. Sadly, one person was killed. Before dawn, there was also a strike on a railway depot in Konotop – a firefighting train was damaged. The strikes also targeted the Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, and Poltava regions. In total, since the evening, 129 attack drones were launched against Ukraine, a significant number of them Shaheds,” the President said.
Each such Russian strike, the President emphasized, undermines trust in everything being done through diplomacy to end this war and repeatedly proves that only strong pressure on Russia and clear security guarantees for Ukraine are the real key to stopping the killings.
“As long as pressure on the aggressor is insufficient and as long as security for us – for Ukraine – is not guaranteed, nothing else works,” the head of state said.
According to him, “the Russian army is not preparing to stop; they are preparing to continue fighting. And the only thing that really works to protect life is our strength, which means support and strengthening of Ukraine must continue. Air defense for our state, packages to strengthen our resilience, and Russia’s accountability for its actions are mandatory prerequisites for protecting life.”
“Security is essential for peace. I thank everyone who is acting this way and truly helping Ukraine,” Zelensky added.
As reported by Ukrinform, air defense forces neutralized 112 out of the 129 drones launched by Russian troops against Ukraine since the evening of February 10.
Photo: Office of the President of Ukraine
