Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday (24) denounced Russia’s “terrorist” act to “intimidate” Ukrainians after an attack in central Kherson in southern Ukraine left at least five people dead and 20 injured.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday (24) denounced Russia’s “terrorist” act to “intimidate” Ukrainians after an attack in central Kherson in southern Ukraine left at least five people dead and 20 injured.
“This is Saturday morning, Christmas Eve, in the center of the city. These are not military installations. This is not a war with certain rules. This is terror, this is killing for fun,” he criticized on social networks. Kyrylo Tymoshenko, vice-president of the presidential administration, declared that “at least five dead and 20 injured” in this bombing.
“The world must see the absolute evil we are fighting,” wrote Volodymyr Zelensky, describing the Russian army as “terrorists” once again.
The attack comes on the day that the war that began on February 24 this year with the Russian invasion of Ukraine officially completed 10 months.
THEM RFI Our special envoy to Ukraine is accounting for the ten-month war with Catalina Gómez. As the months passed and winter came, the situation deteriorated greatly due to Russia’s attacks on energy infrastructures. Despite everything, Ukrainians are trying to restore their small normalization movement.
Christmas in a military context
It tells us in detail how Ukrainians are preparing to experience Christmas in the context of this war that spanned time. Since half of Ukrainians are Orthodox Christians and follow the Julian calendar, these dates are celebrated in some parts of the country. This is why in many cases they celebrate Christmas after 15 days.
Regardless, Ukrainians are trying to reclaim their petty gestures of normalization as the conflict escalates over time and are confident they can increase the pressure on the Russians with renewed US support and the arrival of new weapons. .
As the months passed, and especially with the coming of winter, the situation deteriorated greatly due to Russia’s attacks on energy infrastructure not only in the cities at the front, but also elsewhere.
About Saturday’s bombings, the RFI correspondent claims that Putin was betting to demoralize the Ukrainians. “Today is very cold and the Ukrainians keep saying that they must continue to resist, that they are tired of the war, but despite all this, they know the enemy well and they know that they must continue. There are two very difficult months until February.” says Gómez.
Not just for Ukraine
Just days after Zelensky’s visit to the US, Ukrainians appreciate his efforts and are extremely grateful to him, “but remember that this is not just a fight for Ukraine, something bigger is at stake.” “They understand that this is a fight that could spread beyond their own region to others that were once part of the former USSR,” the reporter says.
Nobody knows. Everyone is crossing their fingers but getting ready for this to spread. But yes, there is a certain illusion that with the arrival of new weapons the pressure on the Russians will increase and pull them back.
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source: Noticias
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