Rome, 1 Aug. (LaPresse) – “Eighteen residential buildings, a school, the Lithuanian embassy and infrastructure were damaged” in the latest Russian raid on Kyiv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote this on X. There are currently nine casualties. “Overnight, the Russians launched 35 missiles at Ukraine, including 27 ballistic missiles, and 185 attack drones of various types. Kyiv was the main target, but the attacks also struck the regions of Dnipro, Sumy, Kharkiv and Poltava. Only one ballistic missile was intercepted, simply because there are no interceptors for the Patriot systems. And it is precisely this lack of ballistic missile interceptors that encourages Russia to launch attacks of this kind, which cause the deaths of many people. It is vital that our partners understand that these capabilities are not needed in some warehouse for hypothetical scenarios, but here and now, to contain and stop the Russian war in Ukraine. “Every batch of ballistic missile interceptors saves the lives of our citizens,” Zelensky concluded.
Ukraine, Zelensky: “18 buildings damaged in Russian raid on Kyiv”
Rome, 1 Aug. (LaPresse) – “Eighteen residential buildings, a school, the Lithuanian embassy and infrastructure were damaged” in the latest Russian raid on Kyiv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote this on X. There are currently nine casualties. “Overnight, the Russians launched 35 missiles at Ukraine, including 27 ballistic missiles, and 185 attack drones of various types. Kyiv was the main target, but the attacks also struck the regions of Dnipro, Sumy, Kharkiv and Poltava. Only one ballistic missile was intercepted, simply because there are no interceptors for the Patriot systems. And it is precisely this lack of ballistic missile interceptors that encourages Russia to launch attacks of this kind, which cause the deaths of many people. It is vital that our partners understand that these capabilities are not needed in some warehouse for hypothetical scenarios, but here and now, to contain and stop the Russian war in Ukraine. “Every batch of ballistic missile interceptors saves the lives of our citizens,” Zelensky concluded.
