Russia covers Ukraine with drones and rockets – Diepresse.com
After new attacks with around 20 deaths, the Ukrainian president renewed his doubts about his Russian counterpart’s will to peace: « Such attacks are Putin’s response to all international efforts. »
According to Ukrainian information, around 20 people were killed in Russian rocket and drone attacks on Ukraine. According to the local governor Serhij Lysak, 18 people, including children, died in Krywyj Rih, the birthplace of Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskij,, according to the local governor Serhij Lysak, 72 other people were injured. The Mayor of Kiev Vitali Klitschko reported a dead person on Sunday and three injured in attacks on the capital.
According to the head of the military administration of the city of Krywyj Rih, Oleksandr Wilkul, the Russian rocket met a residential area near a playground. He spoke of a « mass murder of civilians » who met « children, families, seniors ». There were also nine children among the dead. According to Governor Lysak, a 56-year-old woman was killed in a separate Russian drone attack on Krywyj Rih.
Selenskji: « Putin doesn’t want ceasefire »
Selenskij said in the online service Telegram that the fatal attack on his hometown was a new proof that Russia « does not want to » do not want ceasefire « . UN Human Rights Commissioner Volker Türk condemned the “ruthless disregard” of civil life in the attack on Sunday. There was « obviously no military presence » in the densely populated area.
In another message to online platforms, the President of Ukraine later criticized the response from the US ambassador in Kiev, Bridget Brink, especially that they did not explicitly named Russia as the cause of the attack in Krywyj Rih: « You are even afraid of using the word ‘Russian’ when talking about the rocket that killed the children. » In later explanations in online service X, Brink Russia then described as an aggressor.
A dead and three injured in Kyiv
In the night of Sunday, Russia attacked Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian Air Force, with 23 rockets and 109 drones. According to the authorities, at least one person died in the Ukrainian capital Kiev, three more were injured. According to Kyiv, a 59-year-old man was also killed in a Russian drone attack in the southern region of Cherson.
In the Russian rocket attack on Kiev, the editorial building of several foreign-speaking state TV channels in Ukraine was damaged, as the Russian-speaking broadcaster « Freedom » also explained. The building was partially destroyed in the attack and, according to the station, can no longer be used. The editorial team had only recently moved to this building after the previous building had already become the destination of a Russian air raid in February.
« Pressure on Russia is still not enough »
In view of the violent attacks Moscow at the weekend, Selenskij asked the international community to increase the pressure on Moscow. « The pressure on Russia is still not enough and the daily Russian attacks on Ukraine prove it, » he said in the online service Facebook. The number of attacks increases.
In a later video message, Selenskij once again urged the delivery of the allies already promised by the allies. « ‘Patriots’, who are simply stored with the partners, should protect life real, » warned the Ukrainian. In addition, the production of defense systems and the associated missiles in Europe and the USA should be increased. He also called for political decisions to enable the production of such weapons in Ukraine.
Russia announces land profits in the Ukrainian region of Sumy
Meanwhile, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced land profits in the northeastern tucrainian region of Sumy. The border village of Basiwka was « liberated », Moscow explained on Sunday. Taking in the region is unusual. Only after the Ukraine had taken parts of the Russian region of Kursk, which borders Sumy, in a surprise offensive last August and later lost again, Russian troops have occupied villages in the area since the beginning of March. (APA/AFP/dpa)
