Nikita Shenderovsky11:21, 19.10.26

This was a targeted attack on the capital and the region, the president emphasized.

On the night of October 19, Russian occupiers launched several waves of ballistic strikes on Ukraine. This was reported by President Volodymyr Zelensky, adding that Kyiv again did not receive warning of the strike from its partners.

According to him, the Russian Federation purposefully attacked Kyiv and the region with 16 ballistic missiles. The targets of the attack were energy and infrastructure, and a medical clinic, a school, a metro station, and residential buildings were also damaged.

In addition, according to the president, the Russian Federation used more than 200 drones of various types, including jet UAVs. The enemy used them to strike a number of regions, including Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Volyn, Rivne and Odessa regions. There are victims as a result of enemy attacks. During this night alone, 10 energy infrastructure facilities were damaged, at least 550 thousand families were left without electricity.

“Ukraine never wanted this war, and we have positively accepted literally every attempt by our partners to end this war with dignity. We have had a positive response to every ceasefire proposal. Ballistics, “Shaheeds” and murders are Russia’s answers again and again. Putin does not want not only the end of this war, but even any de-escalation steps. When the supply of missiles for Ukrainian air defense is blocked, and Russia receives a relaxation or postponement of sanctions, this is, unfortunately, a denial of reality on the part of the partners. In reality, the war continues, and it continues only because of Russian strikes, the Russian desire to drag out this war,” the president emphasized.

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