Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that Russia launched a series of attacks involving multiple types of drones, along with cruise, ballistic, and aeroballistic missiles. This latest wave of strikes, which targeted several regions of Ukraine, caused casualties and raised tensions in the region.
In the southern city of Mykolaiv, a drone strike killed two people and injured six others, including two children, according to Zelenskyy. Another fatality was reported in the Lviv region with the BBC confirming the death of a woman.
Poland, a NATO ally bordering Ukraine, responded to the escalating situation by scrambling its air force as the Russian attacks moved closer to the western part of Ukraine. The Polish armed forces announced that “ground-based air defense and radar reconnaissance systems reached the highest state of readiness,” as per a statement on social media platform X.
This series of attacks followed a call between German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, during which Scholz urged Putin to end the ongoing war, which has now surpassed two years. However, Zelenskyy voiced concern, criticizing the conversation for potentially weakening diplomatic efforts to isolate Putin.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha condemned the attacks, calling them Putin’s response to recent international diplomatic outreach. “This is war criminal Putin’s true response to all those who called and visited him recently,” Sybiha said, adding, “We need peace through strength, not appeasement.”
Despite the ongoing violence, Zelenskyy reiterated on Saturday that Ukraine’s goal remains to bring the conflict to an end through diplomatic means, with hope that peace can be achieved by next year.
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