Zelenskyy condemns horrific attackshorrific attacks as Russian strikes kill 8 in Ukraine
Russian missiles and drones killed at least eight civilians and injured 35 others in Ukraine on Monday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the strikes as horrific attacks.
Since Russia launched its all-out invasion more than four years ago, these floating attacks continue to devastate civilian areas, marking the persistent brutality of the conflict.
Ukrainian Perspective
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy describes the missile and drone strikes as horrific attacks that target civilians, emphasizing the brutality of Russia's ongoing invasion more than four years after it began.
- The 2022 invasion began on February 24, marking the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II.
- Kyiv has been under intermittent missile attacks since the start of the war, with civilian shelters often damaged.
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy was a TV actor before becoming president in 2019, known for his role in a Ukrainian comedy series.
Russia-Ukraine Energy and Defense War
Russia and Ukraine are engaged in a fierce, escalating retaliatory long-range drone and missile war that now strikes deep into both countries, including Moscow, St. Petersburg, Crimea, and major Ukrainian cities like Kyiv and Dnipro. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has authorized a 40-day 'influence operation' targeting Russian logistics and energy infrastructure, leading to a state of emergency in occupied Crimea and significant fuel shortages across Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin has hinted at peace talks based on the 2022 Istanbul agreements and is considering Ukraine's proposal to mutually halt long-range strikes, though he remains skeptical of the deal's benefits for Russia. The conflict has intensified as the degradation of Russia's energy infrastructure and defense industrial bases has become the primary driver of the war, surpassing front-line combat as the central focus of escalation.
