Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls for more air defense missiles after Russian strike kills six members of the Voronov family
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned a Russian ballistic missile strike as a "horrific crime" after it destroyed a home in Radushne, killing at least six members of the Voronov family. The strike, which utilized a North Korean missile for the first time in several months, leveled the house and left five other children from the same family missing. Zelenskyy emphasized that the need for more Patriot interceptor missiles is not an abstraction but a direct result of the vulnerability of ordinary families to Russian ballistic attacks. The attack occurred during a massive Russian offensive involving over 70 missiles and 280 drones. The strike also caused damage in Lviv and Kyiv, while a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile violated Polish airspace and created a 10-meter crater in a field. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk confirmed the missile's impact in eastern Poland. Zelenskyy urged the West to provide more air defense capabilities to stop the "Russian evil" and protect Ukrainian lives from the increasing barrage of ballistic missiles.
Sources
-
'Almost nothing remained': Russian missile kills at least 6 family members in Ukrainian village
The Kyiv Independent
-
At least five members of same family killed in Russian missile attack, Zelensky says
BBC
-
Early evidence shows North Korea's ballistic missiles are back in the war, Zelenskyy says
Business Insider