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Key Points
- Russia conducted its most extensive aerial offensive on Ukraine since the conflict began.
- The assault resulted in at least 12 deaths, including three children, and over 60 injuries.
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticized the silence from the US and others and urged for additional sanctions against Russia.
He suggested the possibility of implementing further sanctions on Russia in reaction to the sustained attacks.
He also reproached Volodymyr Zelenskyy, stating that the Ukrainian leader “is not helping his country by speaking as he does. Everything he says leads to issues, I don’t like it, and it needs to stop.”
Zelenskyy blames ‘the silence of America’
It was the largest attack of the war in terms of weapons fired, although other strikes have killed more people.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused the US of inciting Russia’s assaults by not imposing new sanctions. Source: SIPA USA / Danylo Antoniuk
Ukrainian interior minister Ihor Klymenko said 12 people had been killed and 60 more wounded. Earlier, regional authorities and rescuers had said 13 people had been killed.
US special envoy to Ukraine Keith Kellogg said the attack was “a clear violation” of the 1977 Geneva Protocols and called for an immediate ceasefire.
How are efforts to end the war progressing?
Ukraine’s air force said Russia had launched 298 drones and 69 missiles in its overnight assault, although it said it was able to down 266 drones and 45 missiles.
