“MORE PRESSURE” ON RUSSIA
“There should even be clear strain and powerful motion from the world on Russia – extra strain, extra sanctions from the US – to cease Russian strikes,” Zelenskyy mentioned.
Russia launched 117 drones over Ukraine in a single day, of which 56 had been downed and 48 had been misplaced from radar with out inflicting injury, the air drive mentioned.
The assault broken buildings within the central metropolis of Kryvyi Rig – Zelenskyy ‘s hometown – and within the border area of Sumy, Ukrainian officers mentioned.
Russia in the meantime accused Ukraine of attacking its power infrastructure in a single day, which Kyiv denied.
Russia is “spreading false and baseless accusations with a purpose to delay the struggle”, the Ukrainian Basic Employees mentioned.
President Vladimir Putin had ordered a 30-day truce on such targets final week however Kyiv says Russian strikes on power websites have continued unabated.
Ukraine fired drones at a “gasoline storage facility” within the annexed Crimean peninsula in addition to an influence set up within the Bryansk area, the Russian defence ministry mentioned.
“The Kyiv regime, whereas persevering with to wreck Russia’s civilian power infrastructure, is definitely doing every thing it may possibly to disrupt the Russian-American agreements,” it wrote.
Moscow says the 30-day truce has been in impact since March 18, however the monitoring of it’s unclear and each the US and Russia have issued contradictory statements.
