Zelensky: Russian shelling in Kharkiv validates our military actions
President Volodymyr Zelensky declared on Sunday that every Russian shelling aimed at Kharkiv and other densely populated areas of Ukraine confirms the validity of the actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, especially in the Kursk region in southwestern Russia.
"Further attacks on Kharkiv prove the validity of Ukrainian strategy"
"Russia is terrorizing Kharkiv again. Attacks on civilian infrastructure in the city. Currently, there are over 30 injured. All necessary forces are involved in the rescue operation," said the president on Telegram.
Attacks on civilian targets
Ordinary civilian objects - shopping center, Sports Palace, city buildings. Every such strike on Kharkiv, on our other cities and villages, proves the correctness of our tactics, especially in the Kursk region: we must bring the war to their doorstep, from where it was brought to Ukraine. And not only to the border regions of Russia," emphasized Zelensky.
He also assured that Ukraine is intensifying efforts to increase the range of its weapons to cover more military and critical industrial targets within Russia.
Ukrainian forces need effective tools
"To force Russia to peace, to move from false rhetoric about negotiations to steps aimed at ending the war, to clear our land of occupation and occupiers, we also need effective tools," emphasized Zelensky.
On the same day, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported that Russian forces carried out about 10 attacks on the city, resulting in 28 people being injured, including a six-year-old child. These data were also confirmed by local authorities in the Kharkiv region.
Target: Energy infrastructure
Russian troops also attacked an energy facility in Kharkiv, reported the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy. "Currently, the effects of the shelling are being removed," reads the communiqué.
According to the information, the Russian army carried out a massive attack on Kharkiv using Iskander-M and S-300/400 missiles. "The prosecutor's office and police established that the enemy fired two Iskander-M ballistic missiles toward the shopping center in the Saltivsky district of Kharkiv," it was reported.
"Three Iskander-M missiles hit the Sports Palace building in the Nemyshliansk district, and three S-300/400 missiles hit the neighboring area," the communiqué noted.
The number of injured in Kharkiv is increasing
The Russian Armed Forces carried out about 10 attacks on Kharkiv, reported on Sunday by Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov. In the attack, a six-year-old child was injured, said the head of Kharkiv region authorities, Oleh Syniehubov.
"Civilian infrastructure was damaged, and there were casualties. The number of casualties is being determined," wrote Syniehubov.
He added that the shopping center, a sports facility, and residential buildings were damaged. Among the injured is a six-year-old child.
"In the Saltivsky district, 22 wounded, two of them in severe condition," noted Terekhov on Telegram.
