Ukraine has said it will never back down from Russian aggression as 1,000 days have passed since the Kremlin’s all-out invasion of the country.
“Ukraine will never surrender to the occupiers, and the Russian military will be punished for violating international law,” the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
Zelenskiy will later address a special session of the European Parliament as the country marks the milestone.
It comes after eight people, including a child, were killed in a late-night drone strike in Ukraine’s northeastern region of Sumy, where a separate attack also killed 89 people on Sunday.
Ukraine’s national police force said 12 people, including two children, were injured in a drone attack on a residential building in the small town of Khlokhiv.
President Zielinski Written on X That the building was a hostel in a local school.
“Russia continues to terrorize our border regions,” Zelensky wrote.
In a video shared by the president, emergency workers can be seen sifting through debris as they continue to search for victims Tuesday morning.
Zelensky said the attack confirmed that Putin “wants to continue the war, he’s not interested in talking peace”.
He will address members of the European Parliament via video link from Kiev on Tuesday, 1,000 days after Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country on February 24, 2022.
This follows US President Joe Biden’s decision to cede to Ukraine. Green light for use of US-supplied long-range missiles to attack Russia On Monday
Local media earlier reported that Zelenskyy would unveil an “internal resilience plan” in Ukraine’s parliament on Tuesday.
The country’s military commander-in-chief wrote in a telegram that the country faced 1,000 days of “extremely complex, intense warfare for our existence” and “destroying the enemy”.
“Under shells, hail and anti-aircraft guns in the frozen trenches of Donetsk region and the burning fields of Kherson region – we are fighting for the right to life.”
He added: “Every dark night, even if there are a thousand of them, always ends with the dawn.”
On Tuesday, the Kremlin approved its latest nuclear doctrine – which states that any aggression by a non-nuclear state, if backed by a nuclear power, A joint attack on Russia will be considered.
It says Russia could use nuclear weapons in the event of a serious threat to its sovereignty, whether with conventional weapons only, an attack on Belarus, or the launch of military aircraft, cruise missiles, drones, or other aerial vehicles over Russian borders. pass through .
Eleven children were among those killed in a separate Russian airstrike on the Somme late Sunday, which knocked out power in the area and displaced more than 400 people.
Russian missiles and drones also hit power structures in Ukraine on Sunday. At least 10 people were killed and a blackout was caused.
EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell Fonteles also said Tuesday that the EU stands by Ukraine, but that it “needs to.”[ed] To do more and faster”.
“The European Union will continue to support Ukraine’s victory and help restore peace on our continent,” he said. A video shared on X.
“History will judge us based on our actions and reactions,” read the caption.
The presenter of Ukraine’s United News TV stream, which was launched to provide information on the war at the start of the offensive, said the country was “under pressure on the front line, damage to energy systems and constant bombardment. despite holding fast”. .
Biden’s move was to allow Ukraine to attack Russia with US-made long-range missiles. It was welcomed as a step that could redress the balance between the two countries’ forces..
Ukraine is believed to have been authorized to use the missiles only to defend its forces in Russia’s Kursk region, where Kiev launched a surprise attack in August and within days was followed by Russian and Korean troops. The attack was expected.
