“It is absolute cynicism to ask for a ceasefire for the sake of holding propaganda celebrations while carrying out missile and drone strikes on all the preceding days,” said President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, commenting on Russia’s overnight attacks before Tuesday.
“During the night, Russians attacked energy infrastructure in the Poltava region. And very cynically struck again with a missile when State Emergency Service workers were already on site extinguishing the fire. As of now, dozens are reported injured. Tragically, four people were killed, including two rescuers. These are Hero of Ukraine Viktor Kuzmenko, who had responded to the aftermath of shelling more than 50 times, and Dmytro Skryl, who served in the State Emergency Service for over 20 years. My sincere condolences to their families and loved ones,” he wrote on Telegram.
The president noted that energy infrastructure facilities were among the main targets of the attack.
“Russians also struck the Kharkiv region. One person was killed and four were injured. Unfortunately, one person died — my condolences. In the Dnipropetrovsk region, critical infrastructure was attacked. Three people were injured in the region. In Pavlohrad, power lines were damaged, leaving thousands of families without electricity. There were also strikes in the Zaporizhzhia and Kyiv regions, where three people were injured. Overall, Russia’s main targets last night were our energy infrastructure facilities,” Zelenskyy said.
He emphasized that Russia can cease fire at any moment, which would stop the war.
“Every day Russia can cease fire, and this would stop the war and our responses. Peace is needed, and real steps are required for that. Ukraine will act symmetrically,” the president stressed.
