Putin strengthens Ukrainians' resolve to defend their freedom – US Ambassador on Russian attack
US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink has noted that Russian President Vladimir Putin's strikes on Ukraine have only "strengthened the resolve of Ukrainians to defend their freedom".
Source: Brink on Twitter (X)
Quote: "Over the past five days, Russia has launched over 450 missiles and drones at Ukraine.
Putin has killed and injured civilians, temporarily taken out light and heat for thousands, and tried to break the will of a nation – but he’s only strengthened the resolve of Ukrainians to defend their freedom and ours to support Ukraine in their existential fight – which matters for the security of Europe and beyond."
Previously: On 2 January, Russia launched 99 missiles of various types towards Ukraine, 72 of which were destroyed. Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, noted that the Russians had attacked civilian and critical infrastructure, industrial and military facilities. They mainly targeted the Ukrainian capital.
Background:
- This is the second large-scale attack on Ukraine and the capital in particular in the last 5 days.
- On the night and morning of 29 December, Russia carried out its largest airstrike against Ukraine. It targeted Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Odesa, Lviv, Zaporizhzhia and other cities.
- On the second day after the attack, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said 39 people had been killed. Later, the death toll increased. Twenty-eight people were killed in Kyiv alone.
- At that time, the Russians launched 158 air targets to attack Ukraine, including drones and missiles of various types. Ukrainian air defence managed to destroy 114 of them. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russia had used almost all types of weapons at its disposal.
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