Russia's aggression will not prevail, European Council president says after strike on Ukraine

António Costa, President of the European Council, has condemned Russia's large-scale missile attack on Ukraine's energy system and civilian infrastructure.

Source: Costa on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda

Details: Costa said such systematic and deliberate strikes on civilians are unacceptable and attacks on energy infrastructure are a cynical attempt to terrorise the Ukrainian people.

Costa said the EU stands firmly with Ukraine. The EU, together with other international partners, will continue supporting the repair, reconstruction and protection of Ukraine's energy system.

Quote: "Russia's aggression will not prevail. We support all efforts toward a comprehensive, just and lasting peace for Ukraine."

Background:

• Russian forces launched a large-scale combined attack on Ukraine on the night of 6-7 March.
• First, Russian drones hit the city of Sumy, striking residential and non-residential buildings. They also targeted the city of Chuhuiv in Kharkiv Oblast, where a drone hit a house and injured two people.
• Russian forces later struck a multi-storey residential building in the city of Kharkiv with a ballistic missile on the night of 6-7 March, killing seven people and injuring at least 10. Later Russia launched a missile attack on the city of Novodnistrovsk in Chernivtsi Oblast and attacked the city of Zaporizhzhia.
• Ukrainian state-run railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways) said that several passenger trains in three Ukrainian oblasts have been forced to change routes and are running with delays following a large-scale Russian attack that damaged railway infrastructure.

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