Kiev, Oct 6, (dpa/GNA) – At least five people were killed and 10 were injured, in the latest heavy Russian airstrikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday.
Russia used more than 50 missiles and cruise missiles, as well as around 500 drones, in a combined attack on the country, he said in a social media post.
Authorities stated that four people died in the Lviv region, in western Ukraine near the Polish border.
Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha said a family of four had been wiped out, and a girl was among the dead, in a post on X.
He said stronger trans-Atlantic pressure on Russia was needed to stop the terror. Sybiha also said anyone who buys energy from Russia, is helping to finance crimes against Ukraine.
Zaporizhzhya, Dnipro, Sumy, Kharkiv, Odessa and Kherson were also affected, with Russia again targeting vital infrastructure, he said. Rescue and reconstruction efforts are under way in many places.
“We need more protection and a faster implementation of all defence agreements, especially in the area of air defence, to render this air terror meaningless,” said Zelensky.
A ceasefire in the sky is possible, the president stated, without providing details, adding this could pave the way for genuine diplomacy. The United States and Europe must now act to force Russian President Vladimir Putin to relent, Zelensky said.
GNA