According to the regional authorities, after an attack on Russian missiles on the city of Krivi Rich in the center of Ukraine, increased to 18 years, including nine children.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, who is from Krivi Rich, says that the youngest lost his life in a Friday attack for only three years.
At least 72 people were injured, the youngest was a three -month -old child in which the authorities say that it was an attack with ballistic missiles. According to the regional governor of Sergia Lisak, about half of the people remain in the hospital where 17 people are being addressed.
“There can be no forgiveness for this,” said Oleksandr Vilkal, the head of the city defense council.
According to local authorities, the attack damaged about 20 residential buildings, about three dozen vehicles, an educational institution and a restaurant. According to the authorities, the rocket is aimed at a residential area.
Kryvyi Rih has a population of about 600,000 inhabitants and is located about 70 kilometers from the eastern line of the front.
“The rocket hit the area next to residential buildings – reaching the playground and ordinary streets,” Zelensky told on his official telegram.
The Russian Ministry of Defense states that it has made a “high accurate missile attack” with a very explosive warhead against the restaurant, where a meeting was held with commanders of Western units and instructors.
The Kremlin states that the attack killed 85 military and foreign officers and destroyed 20 cars used for military purposes. Kyiv rejects these statements and accuses Moscow for intentional civil purposes.
Russian attacks continue to reach Ukrainian cities daily. Kyiv claims that almost 100 drones were produced in Ukraine, who were killed by air protection.
Zelensky claims that Russia’s continuous offensive demonstrates his lack of will in order to put an end to the war, accusing Russian President Vladimir Putin in connection not to perceive the world seriously among the efforts of the United States in order to mediate a truce and put an end to the war, which lasted more than three years.
The Ukrainian leader called on the allies to exert more pressure on Moscow in order to accept a peace agreement. Zelensky also turned to the greater support of Ukraine to strengthen air protection in order to be better prepared for protection from Russian air threats.
Zelensky also criticized Washington’s reaction to an attack on his hometown. The Ambassador of the United States in Ukraine, Bridget, Brink, published a post on social networks on Friday, saying that she was “horrified” with an attack.
“More than 50 people were injured and 16 dead, including 6 children. That is why the war should end, ”says the publication.
Zelensky, who still had tense relations with US President Donald Trump, responded to the comments of the ambassador, saying that this was “unpleasant” for not calling Russia as the author of the attack.
“Such a strong country, such strong people – and such a weak reaction. They are even afraid to pronounce the word “Russian”, speaking of a rocket in which the children were killed, ”said Zelensky.
“Yes, the war must end. But in order to finish this, we should not be afraid to call things by names, ”the Ukrainian president added.