At least 11 dead, 34 injured after ‘vile’ attack on Ukraine on Putin’s birthday, Zelenskyy says – Europe live
Russian forces launched a series of missile and drone strikes across Ukraine, resulting in at least 11 deaths and significant damage to energy infrastructure. Ukrainian officials condemned the attacks as war crimes and called for increased international support and air defense systems.
Why it matters
The escalation of attacks on energy infrastructure during the onset of winter poses a severe humanitarian threat to the Ukrainian population.
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia launched “one fo the most vile strikes” on Ukraine last night, targeting the country’s energy infrastructure overnight.
At least 11 people were killed , and more than 34 injured in a series of attacks on Pryluky, Dnipro, Kremenchik, Zaporizhzhia, and Kyiv, which Zelenskyy ironically called “a birthday gift for Putin” who turns 74 today.
Rescuers work at a site of an apartment building damaged by a Russian missile strike in the town of Pryluky, Chernihiv region, Ukraine. “ Russian ballistic missiles remain the greatest challenge. And air defense packages for us right now are a vital necessity. That is why every day we are looking for missiles for Patriot systems that can and must actually protect people’s lives here, in Ukrainian skies,” Zelenskyy said.
Ukraine’s foreign minister Andrii Sybiha went further, saying:
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