Zelenskyy: eight people killed in Russian attack, critical shortage of air defence missiles
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said five adults and three children have been killed as a result of the latest Russian attack on Ukraine on the night of 29-30 July. He noted Ukraine is suffering from a critical shortage of air defence missiles.
Source: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter)
Quote from Zelenskyy: "Last night, a Russian missile strike on Radushne in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast killed parents and three children. Two more children were pulled alive from under the rubble. It was an ordinary home, blown into smithereens by a ballistic missile... So far, eight people have been reported killed across the country. Dozens of people have been injured, and everyone is receiving the necessary medical care."
Details: Zelenskyy said Russian forces have targeted Kyiv and the surrounding region as well as Dnipropetrovsk, Lviv, Poltava, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, Sumy, Vinnytsia, Cherkasy and Ivano-Frankivsk oblasts. In these regions, "dozens of ordinary homes, civilian businesses, and infrastructure facilities" have been destroyed or damaged.
"More than 70 missiles were used in this strike, a significant number of them ballistic. There were also over 280 attack drones. More than 260 drones were intercepted. Our combat aviation shot down a significant number of cruise missiles, and even mobile fire teams managed to take on cruise missiles. Given the critical shortage of air defence missiles from our partners, our warriors are accomplishing truly incredible things, demonstrating a very high level of professionalism," the president noted.
He added that protecting Ukraine from Russia's missile threat is the most important task in saving people's lives.
"And this is not a task that can be left to Ukraine alone or to any one country alone. All partners know how and with what they can help. Untimely assistance and delays in the delivery of anti-ballistic missiles lead to this kind of destruction, these kinds of casualties that, unfortunately, we are seeing today. It is important to support the protection of life. Thank you to everyone who is truly helping!" the president said.
Background:
- Russian forces launched a large-scale drone and missile attack on Ukraine overnight.
- Six people, including three children, have been killed in the suburbs of Kryvyi Rih. One person has been killed in Poltava Oblast, a 31-year-old man has been killed in Kyiv, 30 people have been injured in Lviv, and five people have been injured in Kyiv Oblast.
- Russia carried out a large-scale combined attack on Ukraine on the night of 29-30 July, using attack drones as well as air-, land- and sea-launched missiles of various types. Ukrainian air defence downed 320 out of the 358 aerial assets launched by the Russians.
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