Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dmytro Kuleba, expects a reaction and decisive measures of Western countries in response to the latest massive Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine.
Kuleba about Russia’s latest attack on Ukraine
Putin is stepping up his terror against Ukraine. Today was the second massive missile strike in the last four days. Civilian infrastructure was damaged, and civilians, including children, were injured and killed.
Kuleba said that Ukraine expects all states to strongly condemn the attack and take decisive action. He outlined five steps that can be taken now:
Speed up the delivery of additional air defence systems and ammunition to Ukraine;
Provide Ukraine with combat drones of all types;
Provide Ukraine with missiles with a range of more than 300 km;
Approve the use of frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine;
Exclude Russian diplomats from relevant capitals and international organisations.
The terrorist regime in Moscow must realise that the international community will not turn a blind eye to the killing of civilians and the destruction of civilian infrastructure in Ukraine.
Missile attack on January 2
In the morning, the Russian occupiers attacked Ukraine with 83 missiles, and the air defence forces destroyed 72 air targets.
In particular, it was possible to shoot down 10 out of 10 Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles, 59 out of 70 Kh-101/Kh-555/Kh-55 cruise missiles and 3 out of 3 Kalibr cruise missiles.
The attack targeted Kyiv and Kharkiv. In the capital, 2 people were killed and 43 were injured as a result of the attack. Fires were reported in 8 districts on the capital. In the Solomyansk district, a fire broke out in two multi-storey residential buildings.
In the Kyiv region, 2 people died, 11 more were injured, including a child.
Kharkiv was attacked by Iskander mobile short-range ballistic missile systems. About 25 civilian infrastructure facilities and multi-storey buildings were destroyed as a result. 45 civilians were injured and one person was killed.
