After a new series of massive Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities and villages, President Volodimir Zelensky Promised consequences for attackers.
“Russia will be held responsible for all this terror,” the Ukrainian leader said in his evening video address on Sunday.
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“Without Moscow’s decisions to unleash this aggression and terror, thousands and thousands of people would still be alive today.” Therefore, both individual responsible parties and the entire Russian state must be held accountable.
“Russia must learn and always remember that the aggressor loses more through aggression.”
Before Zelenskiy, the General Staff in Kiev had already reported on the new series of Russian attacks on Sunday. “The fiercest fighting took place in the sector Avdiivka as well as in Bakhmut, Maryinka, Kupiansk and in southern Ukraine,” Zelensky said.
“On that day alone, Russian monsters bombed more than a hundred Ukrainian cities, towns and villages in nine regions: from Chernigov It is Sumy until Mykolaiv It is Kirovograd.”
The information provided by the conflicting parties can hardly be independently verified.
Zelenskiy sees no need for new mobilization for now
In his own words, Zelenskiy does not believe it is necessary to mobilize another 500,000 soldiers, despite the stalemate on the fronts. “Personally, I don’t see the need to mobilize another half a million people today,” he said in an interview with British broadcaster Channel 4 on Sunday.
He still doesn't know enough good reasons to call so many people to arms. In addition to the lives of the military, it is also about financing this mobilization, which the military has already proposed.
Donetsk under Ukrainian fire
In the city of Donetsk, controlled by the Russian military, a market square was hit by Ukrainian artillery on Sunday, according to the occupants. At least 28 people were killed.
Also in other parts of the region Donetsk There were more victims of Ukrainian attacks, the total number of dead is 28 and there are also 30 injured.
Reports of Russian and Ukrainian air strikes
The fronts in eastern and southern Ukraine were rocked by a series of attacks by Ukrainian and Russian air forces on Sunday. The Ukrainian General Staff reported in the evening that nine Russian military targets were attacked. At the same time, the General Staff also named a series of Russian attacks on Sunday without providing any location information.
There were more casualties in the 69 air strikes and through bombardments with rockets and multiple rocket launchers.
Russian gas terminal on fire
A large-scale fire broke out on Sunday in an attack possibly initiated by Ukraine at the facilities of Russian natural gas producer Novatek in the Leningrad region. There were no injuries caused by the fire at the Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga and personnel were evacuated, the region's governor said on Sunday, according to a report by Tass news agency. Ust-Luga is close to the border with the NATO member state Estonia.
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Ukrainian online media “Ukrainska Pravda” later spoke of the result of a “special operation” by the Ukrainian secret service, citing leadership sources in Kiev. The terminal was attacked with drones and set on fire.
Initially there was no confirmation or explanation from the Russian side. However, authorities in the Leningrad region called for increased vigilance around critical infrastructure objects on Sunday night, state news agency Tass reported.
Guards and security officials were instructed to “destroy unmanned flying objects as they approach.” According to the Ukrainian interpretation, Russia would have to withdraw air defense systems from the front.
Russia reports missile attacks in Crimea
Meanwhile, according to Russian information, the Ukrainian military attacked targets on the Crimean peninsula occupied by Moscow with missiles. The Defense Ministry in Moscow said on Sunday that one of the missiles was fired over the Black Sea.
Another was destroyed in the port area of Sevastopol, Moscow-appointed governor Mikhail Razvoshayev said. The air alert over Crimea was then suspended.
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