Ukraine Zelensky Condemns “Pure Terrorism” as Russia Launches One of Its Largest Attacks on Ukraine

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6 hours ago, Eric Loh said:

Living a peaceful life until Putin invaded Ukraine and bombed Kyiv discriminately. TACO Trump couldnt even mustered the courage to condemn Putin and regret the lost of an American life. Make America great from the big fake. 

I’m think the reason trump is not critical of putin is he wants to make the states just like Russia,a big grift for the guy in charge no more no less.in my view trump has only one principle that’s get more for trump also a festering desire for revenge on anyone or thing that has thwarted his desire.his make America great again is just a means to an end.

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20 hours ago, Social Media said:

 

Zelensky Condemns “Pure Terrorism” as Russia Launches One of Its Largest Attacks on Ukraine

 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has denounced Russian President Vladimir Putin for what he described as “pure terrorism” following a devastating overnight assault on Ukraine. The attack, which included more than 440 drones and 32 missiles, left at least 15 people dead and 116 others wounded across multiple cities.

 

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“This was one of the most horrific attacks of the war,” Zelensky said, speaking in the aftermath of the assault. Ukrainian officials confirmed that 14 people were killed in Kyiv alone, while another fatality was reported in the southern port city of Odesa. “Such attacks are pure terrorism. And the whole world, the United States, and Europe must finally respond as a civilised society responds to terrorists,” the Ukrainian leader urged, emphasizing the need for decisive international action. He also noted that emergency responders were still trying to locate victims trapped beneath the rubble.

 

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The barrage, which Ukrainian officials said was one of the largest since the full-scale Russian invasion began in February 2022, destroyed a nine-storey residential building in Kyiv. Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv’s military administration, said 14 lives were lost in the capital and 99 people were injured.

Emergency workers remained at the site through the night, searching for survivors amid the wreckage of dozens of ruined apartments.

 

In Odesa, drone strikes killed one person and injured 17, according to Oleh Kiper, who heads the regional administration. The overnight bombardment spanned several hours, sending shockwaves across the country and raising alarms about the increasing intensity of Russia’s military campaign.

 

The attack came shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump remarked that removing Russia from the G8 was a strategic blunder, hinting that the exclusion may have contributed to the current war. “This was a big mistake,” Trump said, suggesting that Russia’s 2022 invasion might not have occurred had Moscow remained part of the prominent group of industrialized nations. “Putin speaks to me. He doesn’t speak to anybody else ... he’s not a happy person about it,” Trump added.

 

Meanwhile, the United Kingdom, alongside its G7 partners, is preparing to introduce a new round of sanctions targeting Russia. The move aims to escalate economic pressure on Moscow and cut off funds fueling its war machine. "We are finalising a further sanctions package – and I want to work with all of our G7 partners to squeeze Russia’s energy revenues and reduce the funds they are able to pour into their illegal war," said British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in a statement.

 

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The UK has already sanctioned more than 2,300 individuals, entities, and ships since Russia’s invasion began. Sir Keir stressed the importance of maintaining and intensifying this pressure. "We should take this moment to increase economic pressure and show President (Vladimir) Putin it is in his – and Russia’s interests – to demonstrate he is serious about peace."

 

As Ukraine reels from the latest wave of destruction, calls for stronger global action continue to grow louder, with Zelensky at the forefront, urging allies not to let such acts of violence go unanswered.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from The Independent  2025-06-18

 

 

That's rich coming from the head of a government which is only in power because it violently overthrew the last democratically elected government in 2014 then went to war on the people of the Donbass.

 

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5 minutes ago, fasteddie said:

That's rich coming from the head of a government which is only in power because it violently overthrew the last democratically elected government in 2014 then went to war on the people of the Donbass.

 

How's the weather in Moscow?

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20 hours ago, Social Media said:

The barrage, which Ukrainian officials said was one of the largest

 

20 hours ago, Social Media said:

“This was one of the most horrific attacks of the war,” Zelensky said,

 

20 hours ago, Social Media said:

The attack, which included more than 440 drones and 32 missiles, left at least 15 people dead

 

That's strange.  For a terror attack, one of the largest and most horrific, there doesn't seem to be much in the way of collateral civilian deaths.

 

It's almost like Saint Vlad is trying NOT to kill civilians.

 

I'd guess half of those deaths were military, the other half due to air defense missiles that missed the targets and fell back to the residential zones where they've been deployed.