Published March 22, 2024
KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for the West to deliver air defense systems to Kyiv after an overnight Russian missile attack injured 17 in the capital and surrounding region.
Ukraine’s air force said it shot down 31 Russian missiles targeting Kyiv, an attack that comes after Moscow vowed to respond to an escalation in Ukrainian strikes on its border regions.
“It is possible to put an end to it through global unity… Russian terrorists do not have missiles capable of bypassing Patriot and other leading world systems,” Zelensky said in a post on Telegram.
Local officials said falling debris from the missiles injured 17 — 13 in Kyiv and four in the surrounding region.
The air force said Russia fired two Iskander ballistic missiles and 29 cruise missiles, launched from strategic bombers.
Oleksiy Kuleba, deputy head of Zelensky’s office, said all of them were shot down.
Zelensky posted a video of windows blown out of a residential building and debris strewn across the street as firefighters used water hoses on the smoking building.
The attack comes after a sharp escalation in Ukrainian strikes on Russian border regions and oil refineries over the last two weeks.
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SOURCE: www.tribune.net.ph
RELATED: Russia missiles target Kyiv after Putin vows revenge for border strikes
Published March 21, 2024
Russia fired more than 30 missiles at Kyiv early Thursday, the largest attempted attack on the Ukrainian capital for weeks after Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed retribution for escalating strikes on Russia’s border regions.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on the West to deliver air defence systems after the attacks, which wounded 17 in Kyiv and the surrounding region.
Ukraine’s air force said it shot down 31 Russian missiles fired towards Kyiv.
“Such terror continues every day and night,” Zelensky said in a post on Telegram on Thursday.
“It is possible to put an end to it through global unity… Russian terrorists do not have missiles capable of bypassing Patriot and other leading world systems,” he said.
“This protection is required in Ukraine now. From Kyiv to Kharkiv, Sumy to Kherson, and Odesa to the Donetsk region.
“This is entirely possible if our partners demonstrate sufficient political will.”
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SOURCE: www.insiderpaper.com
RELATED: Zelensky calls for Air Defenses After Russian Missiles target Kyiv
Published March 21, 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for the West to deliver air defense systems to Kyiv after an overnight Russian missile attack injured 17 in the capital and surrounding region.
Ukraine’s air force said it shot down 31 Russian missiles targeting Kyiv, an attack that comes after Moscow vowed to respond to an escalation in Ukrainian strikes on its border regions.
“Such terror continues every day and night,” Zelensky said in a post on Telegram.
“It is possible to put an end to it through global unity… Russian terrorists do not have missiles capable of bypassing Patriot and other leading world systems,” he said.
