Ukraine Russia warfare newest: Zelensky calls on West to step up stress on Putin after lethal Kyiv strike
President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on the West to amp up pressure on Russia after it launched a deadly assault on Kyiv.
As one person died in Kyiv, and three were injured, Ukraine’s leader said that “pressure on Russia is still insufficient, and the daily Russian strikes on Ukraine prove it.”
He said Kyiv wasn’t the only region which suffered strikes, as the Mykolaiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Khmelnytskyi and Cherkasy regions were also hit.
“The number of air attacks is increasing. This is how Russia reveals its true intentions—to continue the terror for as long as the world allows it” he said. “Every strike targets our people, our children. They are waging war against children playing on playgrounds.”
Zelensky continued that the entire world had seen Russia “intends to continue the war and the killing” so there could be “no easing of pressure” in a pursuit of peace.
This comes as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that the world will know “in a matter of weeks” if Russia is “serious about peace or not.”
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Sir Alex Younger said people in the UK must realise that the threat from Russia – and its closeness to the US – is real, adding: “Putin and Trump together have done their best to persuade us that the rules have changed.”
Sam Kiley reports:
Poland scrambles aircraft after Russian strikes on Ukraine
Polish and allied aircraft were activated early on Sunday morning to ensure the safety of Polish airspace after Russia launched air strikes targeting western Ukraine, the Operational Command of the Polish armed forces said.
“The steps taken are aimed at ensuring security in the regions bordering the areas at risk,” the Command said on X.
All of Ukraine was under air raid alerts as of 2am GMT today after the Ukrainian Air Force warned of Russian missile attacks.
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“In the early hours of this morning, Russia launched a massive nationwide attack on Ukraine using ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones.
“Civilian infrastructure was deliberately targeted across the country. Kyiv, and numerous other places came under fire—from land, air, and sea.
“Russia continues to exploit the so-called ‘ceasefire’ not for peace, but to escalate its assault on Ukraine’s civilian population.”
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President of European Commission says Russia is ‘stalling’ peace talks
President Ursula Von der Leyen voiced her concern that Russia was “stalling” peace efforts with Ukraine as she spoke to Sir Keir Starmer.
In the phone call between the British prime minister and European Commission president, she reiterated the EU’s strong commitment to working closely with the United Kingdom on security and defence, as well as the shared and enduring support for Ukraine.
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75 wounded in Kryvyi Rih
The number of people wounded following a strike in Ukraine Leader Volodymyr Zelensky’s home town of Kryvyi Rih has soared to 75, as another person has died, bringing the total death toll to 19.
Of the 19 people dead, nine of them were children.
Kryvyi Rih is to have three days of mourning for the attack, starting Monday.
Source: independent.co.uk
