According to Ukrinform, the president made this statement on Facebook.

“Europe, America, and Ukraine have long wanted to stop this Russian war. Only Putin doesn’t want to, and he’s desperately clinging to his ballistic missiles and drones to keep the war going. More pressure is needed. New sanctions that will prevent the production of these ballistic missiles. And we definitely need more protection for our people. Anti-ballistic capabilities, interceptor missiles for Patriot, SAMP/T, NASAMS, Hawk, and our F-16s – all of this works and helps protect lives when it is here, in Ukraine, rather than sitting in warehouses thousands of kilometers away from Russian strikes against life,” Zelensky stated.

He recalled that last night, Russia killed three people in Pukhivka, the Kyiv region, with drone strikes. These include a grandfather, a grandmother, and their grandson. “The boy was only three years old. Four more people were hospitalized: the child’s parents, his 15-year-old brother, and a neighbor who came to the family’s aid and was wounded in a double-tap strike. The victims suffered thermal burns and shrapnel wounds. My condolences… It was an ordinary residential building. The Russians could not have been unaware of this,” the president emphasized.

He also mentioned the strike by six ballistic missiles on civilian infrastructure in Kyiv. “As of now, one person has been reported dead. My condolences to the family and loved ones. The Donetsk, Kharkiv, Sumy, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, Kherson, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv, and Poltava regions also came under attack,” the president noted.

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Zelensky expressed gratitude to everyone who showed leadership and, despite everything, delivered new shipments of air defense systems.

As reported, last night, August 8, the Russians attacked Ukraine with six Iskander missiles, S-400 missiles, and 151 drones.

Photo: Office of the President