Russia don launch one of di worst attack wey dem don do for Ukraine in recent time. Dem fire over 440 drones and 32 missiles across di country, na wetin one Ukraine official talk on Tuesday, June 17.
Di attack kill at least 15 people, including one American citizen, and injure many others. Di capital city, Kyiv, na one of di places wey suffer di worst damage since di war start.
According to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, di attack target many civilian areas, like people house, schools, and important infrastructure. For Kyiv’s Solomianskyi district, one ballistic missile destroy one full section of nine-storey building.
Zelenskiy talk say, “This one na pure terrorism. Di whole world — America and Europe — suppose respond like civilized people wey no go gree make terrorists dey do anyhow. Putin still dey continue this war because he believe say nobody fit stop am.”
Emergency workers dey use water hose take quench fire and crane carry people commot from broken buildings. One old woman dey stretcher dem use bring am down from window, as people wey dey look just dey fear.
One woman, Viktoriia Vovchenko, wey be 57 years old and dey live for di area, talk say: “I never see anything like this before. E too bad. Dem dey carry people wey don wound or die… old people, children. I no even know how we go fit survive this.”
Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko confirm say 14 people die for Kyiv and one for Odesa. Nearly 100 people wound for Kyiv, Odesa, and Chernihiv. Among di people wey die for Kyiv, na one 62-year-old American citizen wey die from shrapnel wounds, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
Even though Ukraine don also use drones enter Russia to do counter attacks, dem never kill civilians like how this Russia attack do. Russia Ministry of Defence claim say dem shoot down 147 Ukrainian drones overnight, even for Moscow area.
Dis war wey Russia start don reach four years now, and e don get worse these past weeks. Peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow wey happen for Istanbul no bring any agreement. Meanwhile, Russian soldiers don increase attack for east Ukraine and also open new fighting front for Sumy, wey dey northeast.
U.S. President Donald Trump wey dey call for ceasefire, dem never answer am. Trump even commot from G7 summit for Canada early because of wahala for Middle East. Him don shift U.S. policy comot from strong support for Ukraine. Him no gree put stronger sanctions for Russia, and him even suggest make Russia join G7 again — dem remove Russia from G7 in 2014 after dem carry Crimea.
Zelenskiy wey attend di G7 summit for Canada hope say e go collect more military support and more sanctions against Russia. E also wan meet Trump to talk about weapons, but di meeting no happen as Trump commot early.
Dis latest attack show say peace talk don fail and na civilians dey suffer di most, as Russia still dey push dem agenda even with all di condemnations from di world.
