Every day that air defence capabilities are lacking results in casualties that could have been avoided, - Zelenskyy on consequences of Russia’s strikes. PHOTOS
Emergency and rescue operations are continuing in Kryvyi Rih at the site of yesterday’s Russian strike on a shopping centre.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported this on his Telegram channel, according to Censor.NET.
Casualties of the enemy strike
According to him, the fire covering an area of 9,000 square metres has been extinguished, and State Emergency Service specialists are clearing the rubble and continuing to search for people. Rescuers from seven regions and canine units have been deployed to the scene. Unfortunately, 16 people are currently confirmed dead and 130 injured, including 23 children.
Night-time strikes
"From the evening and throughout the night, there were also missile and drone strikes. In Kyiv, ballistic strikes damaged railway infrastructure. One person was killed, and another was injured. In Zaporizhzhia, there was an utterly barbaric strike by an FPV drone on a city minibus; three people were injured. The regions of Odesa, Dnipro, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Sumy, Kherson, Chernihiv and Mykolaiv were also under fire. Residential buildings, energy and railway infrastructure, and civilian enterprises were damaged," the Head of State noted.
Strengthening air defence
According to him, every day that Ukraine’s air defence remains inadequate results in casualties that could have been avoided.
"Protecting lives requires daily decisions and effective support from the international community, and right now it is precisely new supplies of ballistic interceptors and other missiles that can help. I thank everyone who is helping our people and supporting Ukraine with concrete actions," Zelenskyy concluded.
