U.S. embassy criticized for response to Kryvyi Rih attack
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, was outraged by the reaction of the U.S. embassy to the Russian attack in Kryvyi Rih, where 19 people were killed, including nine children. "They are even afraid to say the word 'Russian' when talking about the missile that killed the children," he stated. Now the ambassador has spoken again. What did she say this time?
What do you need to know?
- Attack on Kryvyi Rih: On Friday evening, Russia carried out an attack on Kryvyi Rih using an Iskander cluster ballistic missile. 19 people were killed, including nine children.
- Zelensky's reaction: The President of Ukraine criticized the U.S. embassy for a "weak reaction" to the attack, emphasizing the lack of use of the word "Russian" in reference to the missile.
- U.S. embassy's response: Ambassador Bridget A. Brink initially did not directly identify Russia as the perpetrator. A new statement has now appeared.
Russia struck Kryvyi Rih. How did Zelensky react?
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, expressed his dissatisfaction with the reaction of the U.S. embassy in Kyiv to the Russian attack on Kryvyi Rih. On Friday evening, as a result of the attack, 19 people were killed, including nine children.
Zelensky emphasized that the U.S. embassy did not use the word "Russian" regarding the missile, which he considered a weak response. "They are even afraid to say the word 'Russian' when talking about the missile that killed the children," stated the president.
What did the U.S. ambassador say?
The United States Ambassador in Kyiv, Bridget A. Brink, expressed her horror at the attack on Kryvyi Rih. In her statement on platform X, Brink described how a ballistic missile hit a location near a playground and a restaurant. However, she did not directly identify Russia as the perpetrator of the attack.
On Sunday, following further Russian attacks on Ukraine, the U.S. ambassador spoke again. "As of 6:30 am, Kyiv and the rest of Ukraine remain under a ballistic and cruise missile attack from Russia. Loud explosions in the capital and reports of attacks in multiple cities," she wrote this time, indicating that it is the Russians attacking.
