Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has condemned the Russian strike on Zaporizhia that saw at least 17 people killed, and many injured on Sunday, describing the act as “absolute wickedness”.
President Zelensky taking to Telegram to react to the Russian strike on Zaporizhia, he called the incident “inhuman and terrorist” act.
The Ukrainain leader denounced the attack saying it was an “absolute wickedness” on the part of the perpetrators, not claimed, of the shootings and deplored “still ruthless strikes on peaceful people”.
Three days earlier, at least 17 other people had already been killed in bombardments in Zaporizhia, in southern Ukraine.
A strike the day after an explosion in Crimea
According to the report by AFP, the bombing in Zaporizhia comes the day after the explosion that damaged the Crimean Bridge, annexed by Russia . The tragedy left at least three dead.
Volodymyr Zelensky was content to say Saturday in his usual weekly allowance, referring to the annexed peninsula: “Unfortunately, it was cloudy in Crimea”, not to mention the explosion.
This concrete bridge, built at great expense on the orders of Vladimir Putin to connect the annexed peninsula to Russian territory, is used in particular to transport military equipment from the Russian army fighting in Ukraine.