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A rocket hit his hometown: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky promises Russia an appropriate response to “terror.”
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A rocket hits a residential building in Volodymyr Zelensky's hometown of Kryvyi Rih.
In a speech, the Ukrainian president announced an answer.
Kryvyj Rih - With all the horror that is falling on the population in the Ukraine war, Volodymyr Zelenskyj doesn't even get around to addressing every tragedy.
The many dead and even more wounded after rocket strikes or drone attacks.
But the President of Ukraine takes this attack on Tuesday personally.
Because she came across a house in his hometown.
Russia in the Ukraine War: Rocket hits residential building in Kryvyi Rih, Zelensky's birthplace
According to Ukrainian sources, a rocket hit a nine-story building in Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
Zelensky reported on his Twitter channel that more than 30 people were injured, including a child.
Of people in critical condition.
And like dead people.
It is the first topic in his video address.
And this leads the 46-year-old to send a warning to the aggressor.
“We will inflict losses on the Russian state in response,” Zelensky promises his people and somehow also Kremlin boss Vladimir Putin.
The word retribution hovers over this sentence.
Because he adds: “You in the Kremlin must learn that terror will not go unpunished for you.”
A military response to the attack will not cure the injured “of their evil, but they will feel the losses.”
Zelensky also emphasizes: “The Russian state will lose and this is the only way our neighbors can live safely.
Our actions are vital not only for Ukraine, but for several states.”
Video: Russian military plane crashes – 15 people on board dead
Rocket impact in Kryvyi Rih: fire in house and people buried under rubble
He also spreads hope that Ukraine's accession to the EU is getting closer.
On Monday, Zelenskyj signed a lobbying law, and a day later the European Commission presented the negotiating framework for accession talks with Ukraine to the EU Council.
The head of state emphasizes that this means the country is one step closer to acceptance.
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Previously he provided pictures and recordings of the destroyed residential building in Kryvyi Rih.
Fire can be seen on one of the upper floors, a fire truck and emergency services are standing in front of the house.
Selenskyj explains that they are looking for people buried under the rubble.
The work will continue as long as necessary.
Rocket hits residential building: Children are said to be among the injured
Mykola Lukashuk, head of the Dnipro regional council, wrote on Telegram: “The Russian occupiers are killing Ukrainians, they are shooting at a peaceful city.
Bastards.” He had previously asked not to spread information about the incident on social media.
It's about safety and human life.
Interior Minister Igor Klimenko reported in his Telegram post that three people had died and 38 were injured.
Several children were also wounded.
The numbers could increase because search efforts are ongoing.
Four people were rescued from the rubble.
Support in the Ukraine war: USA announces new aid package
Earlier in the day,
a Russian military transport plane with 15 people on board crashed, according to the
Interfax news agency.
Meanwhile, Putin's troops are said to have managed to capture a Leopard 2 tank, the tank of which was said to have been damaged months ago.
Zelenskyj had spread optimism on the French broadcaster
BFMTV
on Monday and said: “The situation is much better than in the last three months.” After months of blockade by Republicans in the US Congress, he can now look forward to an emergency aid package from the USA .
It is said to be worth 300 million US dollars (275 million euros) and include, among other things, artillery shells.
In his speech, Zelenskyj also thanked “the United States and all Americans who value freedom” for this.
The deliveries would help “strengthen Ukraine and Ukrainians while inflicting maximum losses on the occupiers.”
(mg)