Speaking at a joint press conference with Serbian leader Aleksandar Vučić, the Ukrainian president also said that during the latest night attacks by Moscow and shelling of communities near the front line in the past 24 hours, a total of 13 people have died, and in the Kyiv region alone, four people, including one child, were killed overnight into Saturday by Russian strikes.
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“Russian missiles are aimed precisely at making Ukrainian life unbearable,” Zelensky told journalists during his first official visit to Belgrade, emphasizing that these attacks are often directed at Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
Zelensky said that in his country, which is trying to prepare for another invasion winter and the upcoming heating season, “there are practically no intact thermal power plants left.”
More than four years after Russia’s large-scale offensive against Ukraine began, both warring countries are intensifying long-range strikes, resulting in increasing civilian casualties.
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In recent months, Moscow has significantly intensified its attacks on the Ukrainian capital, usually launching salvos of hard-to-intercept ballistic missiles, while Ukraine is requesting more US-made Patriot missile interceptors and other Western air defense systems.
In response to these strikes, Kyiv in turn is launching a record number of drones into Russia.
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