Zelenskyj: Dead and injured
Ukraine reports attack on blood transfusion center
8/6/2023 1:36 am
Once again the air raid alarm sounds in Ukraine. According to President Zelensky, Russia is also bombing a blood transfusion center in Kupyansk, near the Russian border. There are dead and injured.
According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Russia has once again launched rocket attacks on the country. In Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region in eastern Ukraine, a blood transfusion center was bombed, the head of state said on Telegram on Saturday evening. There are reports of dead and injured. Rescuers extinguished the fire. “This war crime alone says everything about Russian aggression,” he wrote. Russia is simply destroying vital facilities. “Beating the terrorists is a matter of honor for all who value life.”
In Zaporizhia, a blow was struck against the Motor Sich plant, Selenskyj reported earlier in his evening video message. There had previously been another air alert in Ukraine. Zelenskyj did not say whether there was any damage. Motor Sich is considered the country’s most important manufacturer of engines for airplanes and helicopters as well as gas turbines.
According to Zelenskyj, the Khmelnytskyi region was also hit. The Khmelnytskyi region is hundreds of kilometers from the front line, but has been regularly attacked by the Russian army in recent months. “Some of the missiles were shot down. Thanks to our air defense fighters,” said the head of state. Russia once again fired Kinzhal (Dagger) rockets and Kalibr cruise missiles.
Zelenskyy assured that Ukraine will defend its freedom. “And Russia will not manage to replace international law with terror or crises or any intimidation.” In his speech, Zelenskyy praised the meeting in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah, which is about his formula for future peace. 42 states from different continents are represented there, united by international law. A key point of Zelenskyj’s “peace formula” is the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine. Important bilateral meetings are also planned in Jeddah, Zelenskyy said. Russia is not invited.
Zelenskyj once again thanked Germany for the latest defense packages. Ukraine is expecting new aid package commitments from allies in the coming week. “The greater the consolidation of the world in restoring a just peace, the faster the bombs and missiles with which Moscow wants to replace the norms of international law will be put to an end.”