Overnight, Russia launched a massive, coordinated attack against Ukraine using 315 drones and 7 missiles, including two ballistic missiles of North Korean origin. The targets: civilian homes, city infrastructure, and medical facilities. Across Ukraine, including Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipro and Chernihiv regions, 13 people were injured.
In Odesa, a missile killed a 59-year-old man and injured at least four others. One strike destroyed the administrative building of an emergency medical station, damaging ambulances and nearby homes. Another hit a maternity hospital – patients and staff were evacuated.
In Kyiv, strikes hit seven districts. Explosions and fires tore through apartment buildings, schools, private homes, and warehouses. At least four people were hospitalized.
Russia’s missiles and Shahed drones speak louder than the world’s calls for peace. The international community must not respond to these Russian strikes with silence, but with action. Peace requires strong pressure – from the U.S., which has the power to restrain Russia; from Europe, which has no alternative but strength.