Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been President of Ukraine since May 2019Image: AP / Carolyn Kaster
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Almost ten months after the start of the war in the Ukraine Has Russia intensified its attacks on the country again. Numerous regions were hit on Friday with the heaviest rocket attacks in weeks. Also on Monday Russia attacked numerous Ukrainian cities with drones.
Meanwhile, the states of the European Union have launched another package of sanctions against Russia.
24th of December
7:12 a.m.: Selenskyj warns of new attacks
“With the approaching holiday season, Russian terrorists could become active again,” said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his daily video address on Friday evening. “They despise Christian values and any values in general.”
Zelenskyy urged Ukrainians to be extra vigilant in the coming days. “So please heed the air raid shelter signals, help each other and always look out for each other,” he said. At the same time, he addressed an unusually harsh warning to Russia. “Citizens of Russia must clearly understand that terror never goes unanswered,” he said, without going into detail.
In the past few days, the Ukrainian military leadership has repeatedly warned of possible new rocket attacks on the country’s infrastructure and energy supply. Among other things, the military pointed out on Friday that a Russian fleet was underway in the Black Sea, which also included a warship equipped with cruise missiles.
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(With material from dpa and afp)
Ukraine has been fighting off a Russian war of aggression for more than nine months. The people in the country are also increasingly affected by the cold during the winter. Several people were killed in another wave of Russian attacks. Now Ukraine is working to repair damaged power plants.
