Russian drone strikes on Ukraine prompt Zelensky's call for response
Russian drones attacked Kharkiv. Two people died, and 27 were injured, including five children. In Kryvyi Rih, nine people were injured in a missile attack. Ukrainian authorities are calling for a strong international response.
What do you need to know?
- Attack on Kharkiv: Russian drones struck a military hospital in Kharkiv, where soldiers are receiving treatment. As a result of the attack, one person died, and at least 14 were injured.
- Kryvyi Rih under fire: In central Ukraine, in Kryvyi Rih, Russian troops attacked a densely populated residential district, injuring nine people.
- President Zelensky's appeal: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for a strong international reaction, particularly from America and Europe, to the nighttime drone attacks.
What are the effects of the attack on Kharkiv?
On Saturday, the Russians launched a massive attack on Kharkiv. "Once again cynically violating the principles of international humanitarian law, Russian terrorists attacked a military hospital in the city of Kharkiv," the statement reads.
As a result of this attack, two people died, and 27 were injured, including five children. Local authorities emphasise that the attack took place in a location where soldiers are being treated.
"The fact of deliberate, targeted shelling by the Russian army on a Ukrainian medical facility adds to the long list of despicable and cynical crimes committed by the Russians since the beginning of the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine," states the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
What happened in Kryvyi Rih?
In Kryvyi Rih, in central Ukraine, there was a missile attack on a residential district. As a result of this attack, nine people were injured.
Russian troops attacked a densely populated district, causing significant destruction and injuries among civilians.
Zelensky calls for international reactions. "War crimes have no expiration dates"
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed his outrage over the attacks on Saturday, emphasising that "Russia is striking everyone who wants an end to the war." He called for a strong international reaction, especially from America and Europe, to the nighttime drone attacks that are becoming more frequent.
"War crimes have no expiration dates. The relevant evidence will be submitted to international criminal justice bodies," the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine emphasized in a statement.
Source: PAP, General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
