Kiev, Ukraine (AP) – Russian troops fired the Zaporidian city of southern Ukraine with rockets overnight, injuring 20 people, including four children, President Volodymiazelensky said Tuesday that he urged European leaders to make the continent safe.
and war Since shattering since the full-scale invasion of Russian neighbors more than three and a half years ago, Russian strikes in Ukraine’s civilian regions and the promotion of the army on the 1,000-kilometer (620 miles) frontline has not been mentioned.
The reconciliation to end the war appears to be out of reach despite months of US-led peace efforts. President Donald Trump’s ultimatum and deadline Putin’s involvement in the proposal to stop the battle passed without any obvious consequences.
Over the past two weeks, Zelenskyy told Telegram that Russia has launched more than 3,500 drones, over 2,500 powerful glide bombs and around 200 missiles on targets within Ukraine.
Russia Sliding bombusually dropped on jets at high altitudes, and behind the front line, a swarm of drones is a major challenge for Ukraine’s defense. The glide bombs are not very accurate, but leave large craters behind, and Ukraine has no effective measures against them.
Recently Russian drones We landed in Poland soilurges NATO to strengthen the alliance’s European air defenses Tension with Moscow It is installed.
“Now is the time to implement joint protection of European skies with multi-layered air defense systems. All technologies for this are available,” Zelenskyyy told Telegram. “We need investment and desires. We need strong actions and decisions from all our partners.”
In Zaporizhzhia, Russian barrages attacked more than 20 apartments and sparked fires, regional Ivan Fedorov said on national television.
“We had not yet recovered from the enemy strike on August 30th. We are now repairing those buildings, those windows, but now the enemy has added more work for the city workers,” says Fedorov.
Russia also raided private logistics centres in the Kiev region, Zelensky said. He also posted a video on Telegram of a Russian drone that struck the northeastern city of Harkiv, where officials said four people were injured when the National Pharmaceutical University in the city centre was attacked.
Zelensky reiterated his appeal to the country to tighten economic sanctions against Russia.
“The only reason Russia can forgive all this is that it doesn’t feel any pain,” Zelenskyy wrote on social media. “Until Russia experiences truly serious losses (more economic losses, most importantly), it will avoid true diplomacy and end of war.”
In response to Russian attacks, Ukraine has developed its own long-range drone that hits deep in Russia. Damage installation is important For the Russian war effort.
Recent strikes include oil refineries, depots and terminals. Russia remains the second largest oil exporter in the world, but seasonal rise in demand and drone strikes in Ukraine continue It caused a gas shortage The past few weeks.
Ukrainian general staff said Tuesday that the troops attacked an oil refinery in the Saratov region of western Russia in the middle of the night. An explosion and fire were reported at the facility, public staff said on their Facebook page.
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