Two children killed in Odessa
Zelensky criticizes Western restraint after drone attack
March 2, 2024, 11:14 p.m
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As a result of a Russian drone attack on Odessa, two boys aged four months and three years died. Ukrainian President Zelensky also attributes this to delays in arms deliveries. Accordingly, he sends an appeal to the West.
After the deaths of two children in a Russian drone attack in Odessa on the Black Sea, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has once again called for Western help with anti-aircraft defense. “Delays in the delivery of weapons to Ukraine and in air defense to protect our population unfortunately lead to such losses,” Zelensky told X. Russian terror must be stopped. “And when people die while our partners get lost in political games or discussions that limit our defense, that is incomprehensible and unimaginable.”
The world has enough air defense systems against drones and missiles to respond to Russian terror, said Zelensky. It was his second appeal after the drone attack in Odessa, in which a nine-story house was badly hit and damaged on Saturday night. At least seven people died and eight were injured.
Among the dead were two boys aged four months and three years, Zelensky said. The number of children killed in Russian attacks continues to rise in the war that has been going on for more than two years. “Ukraine has never asked for more than what is necessary to save lives,” said Zelensky in his evening video message published in Kiev. After the drone attack, emergency services continued to search for people in the rubble. According to authorities, at least 18 apartments were destroyed.
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