“Russian strikes are louder than the attempts of the United States and others to force Russia to peace,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called the night strike on Kyiv one of the largest in recent times.
Russian troops attacked Kyiv and Odessa with drones on the night of June 10. According to Ukrainian authorities, 315 drones were launched. According to the head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, Timur Tkachenko, thanks to the work of the air defense forces, “it was possible to reduce losses to a minimum.”
In Odessa, two people were killed and more than 13 people were injured as a result of the attack. Residential buildings, a maternity hospital, an ambulance station, a private medical clinic, a sports complex, a zoo, and a railway station were damaged.
In Kyiv, 4 people were injured, residential buildings, a business center, warehouses, and a railway were damaged.
Zelensky called on allies to work together to repel aggression: “It is important that the response to this and other similar Russian strikes is not the world’s silence, but concrete actions. Actions by America, which has the power to force Russia to peace. Actions by Europe, which has no alternative to being strong. Actions by others in the world who called for diplomacy and an end to the war and whom Russia ignored. We need tough pressure for the sake of peace.”