Zelenskyy: Six killed and 17 injured in Russian nighttime attack on Ukraine

Six people, including two children, have been killed and 17 injured in a combined Russian attack on Ukraine on the night of 21-22 October.

Source: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on X (Twitter)

Quote: "Another night proving that Russia does not feel enough pressure for dragging out the war. Our air defence forces, mobile fire groups and drone interceptor crews were working all night and into the morning. Ordinary cities have been under fire, primarily our energy infrastructure, but many residential buildings have also been hit… As of now, 17 people are known to have been injured. Unfortunately, six people were killed, among them two children."

Details: Zelenskyy wrote that fires had raged in the city of Zaporizhzhia and strikes on buildings had been recorded in Kyiv.

The attack affected Kyiv, Odesa, Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad, Poltava, Vinnytsia, Zaporizhzhia, Cherkasy and Sumy oblasts.

Zelenskyy emphasised that Russian talk of diplomacy means nothing as long as Russian leaders do not face critical problems. He stated that pressure on Russia can only come through sanctions, the use of long-range weapons and coordinated diplomacy from all of Ukraine's partners.

"It is high time the European Union adopted a strong sanctions package," the president said.

He also expects decisive sanction measures from the US and the G7, and from all who seek peace.

"It is very important that the world does not remain silent now and that there is a united response to Russia's vile strikes," Zelenskyy noted.

He added that "everyone who is now helping Ukraine with air defence systems and missiles for them is protecting lives".

Background:

• Four people, including a 12-year-old girl and a six-month-old baby, were killed in Kyiv Oblast as a result of a Russian attack.
• In Kyiv, two people were killed and 18 others injured during the attack on the night of 21-22 October.
• In Zaporizhzhia, 13 people were injured.

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